Trying · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Trying in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Trying registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Leon County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Tryings registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Trying registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Tryings registered

Texas counties where the Tryings registered
CountyFreedmen%
Leon County3100%

Where the Tryings were born

Birthplaces the Tryings reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas3100%

When the Tryings reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Tryings
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3

Every Trying in the register

The Tryings in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Adam TryingLeon CountyTexas1848
Ezeekell TryingLeon CountyTexas1848
Henry TryingLeon CountyTexas1848

Trying genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Trying in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Leon County holds 3 of the 3. 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 Tryings in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (3) 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 Trying?

Leon County (3). In all, 3 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 Trying appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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