Storey · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Storey in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Storey registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (3) and Caldwell County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Storeys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Storey registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Storeys registered

Texas counties where the Storeys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County375%
Caldwell County125%

Where the Storeys were born

Birthplaces the Storeys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama250%
Georgia125%
South Carolina125%

When the Storeys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Storeys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
2

Every Storey in the register

The Storeys in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benjamin StoreyFreestone CountySouth Carolina1860
Jackson StoreyCaldwell CountyGeorgia1866
Robert StoreyFreestone CountyAlabama1851
William StoreyFreestone CountyAlabama1851

Storey genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Storey in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 3 of the 4, Caldwell County 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Storeys in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2), Georgia (1) and South Carolina (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Storey?

Freestone County (3), Caldwell County (1). In all, 4 registered across 2 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Storey appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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