Tryan · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Tryan in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Tryan registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Leon County (4). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas and Missouri. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Tryans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Tryan registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
1
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Tryans registered

Texas counties where the Tryans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Leon County4100%

Where the Tryans were born

Birthplaces the Tryans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas375%
Missouri125%

When the Tryans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Tryans
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Tryan in the register

The Tryans in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles TryanLeon CountyMissouri1847
Dick TryanLeon CountyTexas1848
James TryanLeon CountyTexas1848
John TryanLeon CountyTexas1866

Tryan genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Tryan in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Leon County holds 4 of the 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 Tryans in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (3) and Missouri (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 Tryan?

Leon County (4). In all, 4 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 Tryan appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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