Toney · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Toney in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Toney registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (2) and Colorado County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1844.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Toneys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Toney registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1844
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Toneys registered

Texas counties where the Toneys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County267%
Colorado County133%

Where the Toneys were born

Birthplaces the Toneys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina133%
Tennessee133%
Texas133%

When the Toneys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Toneys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Toney in the register

The Toneys in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Isaac ToneyFayette CountyNorth Carolina1861
Nathaniel ToneyColorado CountyTennessee1852
Peter ToneyFayette CountyTexas1844

Toney genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Toney in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 2 of the 3, Colorado 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 Toneys in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (1), Tennessee (1) and Texas (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 Toney?

Fayette County (2), Colorado County (1). In all, 3 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 Toney appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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