Terry · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Terry in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named Terry registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Austin County (1), Bowie County (1) and Brazoria County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, Virginia and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Terrys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Terry registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
8
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Terrys registered

Texas counties where the Terrys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County113%
Bowie County113%
Brazoria County113%
Fayette County113%
Fort Bend County113%
Gonzales County113%
Harrison County113%
Houston County113%

Where the Terrys were born

Birthplaces the Terrys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina233%
Virginia233%
Alabama117%
Tennessee117%

When the Terrys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Terrys
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
4
1850s
0
1860s
3

Every Terry in the register

The Terrys in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert TerryFort Bend County1837
Charles TerryFayette CountyVirginia1860
Edmound TerryBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1847
Godfrey TerryHarrison CountyVirginia1846
Levi TerryHouston CountyTennessee1860
Martin TerryAustin CountyAlabama1861
Milam TerryGonzales County1847
Simen TerryBowie CountyNorth Carolina1849

Terry genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Terry in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 1 of the 8, Bowie 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 Terrys in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (2), Virginia (2) and Alabama (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 Terry?

Austin County (1), Bowie County (1), Brazoria County (1). In all, 8 registered across 8 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 Terry appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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