Tony · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Tony in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Tony registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (1) and Brazoria County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1827.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Tonys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Tony registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1820s
Fullest decade

Where the Tonys registered

Texas counties where the Tonys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County150%
Brazoria County150%

Where the Tonys were born

Birthplaces the Tonys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana150%
Mississippi150%

When the Tonys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Tonys
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
0
1840s
0
1850s
1

Every Tony in the register

The Tonys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John TonyAustin CountyLouisiana1857
Win C. TonyBrazoria CountyMississippi1827

Tony genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Tony in Texas?

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

They reported Louisiana (1) and Mississippi (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 Tony?

Austin County (1), Brazoria 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 Tony appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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