Ursery · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ursery in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Ursery registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Caldwell County (1) and Guadalupe County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Urserys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ursery registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Urserys registered

Texas counties where the Urserys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Caldwell County150%
Guadalupe County150%

Where the Urserys were born

Birthplaces the Urserys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee2100%

When the Urserys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Urserys
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Ursery in the register

The Urserys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Esquire UrseryCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
George UrseryGuadalupe CountyTennessee1866

Ursery genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ursery in Texas?

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

They reported Tennessee (2) 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 Ursery?

Caldwell County (1), Guadalupe 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 Ursery appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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