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Texas in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Texas registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (5). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1817.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Texases registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Texas registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
1
Counties
1817
Earliest arrival
1810s
Fullest decade

Where the Texases registered

Texas counties where the Texases registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County5100%

When the Texases reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Texases
DecadeFreedmen
1810s
2
1820s
1
1830s
0
1840s
2

Every Texas in the register

The Texases in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Daniel TexasFort Bend County1817
Egay TexasFort Bend County1827
Harry TexasFort Bend County1818
Scip TexasFort Bend County1846
Simon TexasFort Bend County1842

Texas genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Texas in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 5 of the 5. 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Texas?

Fort Bend County (5). In all, 5 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 Texas appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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