Sydnor · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sydnor in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Sydnor registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (1) and Galveston County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Sydnors registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sydnor registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Sydnors registered

Texas counties where the Sydnors registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County150%
Galveston County150%

Where the Sydnors were born

Birthplaces the Sydnors reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Sydnors reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sydnors
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Sydnor in the register

The Sydnors in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles SydnorGalveston County1866
Richard SydnorBastrop CountyVirginia1866

Sydnor genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sydnor in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 1 of the 2, Galveston 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 Sydnors in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (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 Sydnor?

Bastrop County (1), Galveston County (1). In all, 2 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 Sydnor appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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