Townsend · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Townsend in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 15 freedmen

15 freedmen named Townsend registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (6), Colorado County (4) and Fort Bend County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Townsends registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Townsend registered, on the 1870 county map
15
Freedmen
5
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Townsends registered

Texas counties where the Townsends registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County640%
Colorado County427%
Fort Bend County213%
Harrison County213%
Bastrop County17%

Where the Townsends were born

Birthplaces the Townsends reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi431%
Alabama215%
Georgia215%
Tennessee215%
South Carolina18%
Texas18%
Virginia18%

When the Townsends reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Townsends
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
5
1850s
6
1860s
2

Every Townsend in the register

The Townsends in the register, 1 to 15 of 15
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred TownsendFort Bend County1839
Andrew TownsendFayette CountyAlabama1858
Andy TownsendFayette CountyMississippi1859
Charles TownsendColorado CountyAlabama1859
Evans TownsendBastrop CountyMississippi1852
Fred TownsendFayette CountyMississippi1837
George TownsendColorado CountyGeorgia1845
George TownsendFayette CountyTennessee1853
Jackson TownsendColorado CountyVirginia1849
Jos TownsendFort Bend County1845
Peter TownsendFayette CountyTexas1842
Richard TownsendColorado CountySouth Carolina1844
Riley TownsendFayette CountyGeorgia1860
Russell TownsendHarrison CountyTennessee1864
William TownsendHarrison CountyMississippi1856

Townsend genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Townsend in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 6 of the 15, Colorado County 4. 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 Townsends in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (4), Alabama (2) and Georgia (2) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Townsend?

Fayette County (6), Colorado County (4), Fort Bend County (2). In all, 15 registered across 5 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 Townsend appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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