Tears · Texas · 1867 voter registration
Tears in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen
2 freedmen named Tears registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.
- 2
- Freedmen
- 1
- Counties
- Georgia
- Largest birthplace
- 1852
- Earliest arrival
- 1850s
- Fullest decade
Where the Tearses registered
| County | Freedmen | % |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | 2 | 100% |
Where the Tearses were born
When the Tearses reached Texas
| Decade | Freedmen |
|---|---|
| 1850s | 1 |
| 1860s | 1 |
Every Tears in the register
| Name | County | Birthplace | Reached Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Tears | Anderson County | Georgia | 1852 |
| Green Tears | Anderson County | Virginia | 1861 |
Tears genealogy in Texas
How do I find an ancestor named Tears in Texas?
Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Tearses in Texas come from?
They reported Georgia (1) and 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 Tears?
Anderson County (2). In all, 2 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Tears appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.
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