Vance · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Vance in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Vance registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bexar County (1), Burleson County (1) and DeWitt County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Vances registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Vance registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Vances registered

Texas counties where the Vances registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bexar County125%
Burleson County125%
DeWitt County125%
Houston County125%

Where the Vances were born

Birthplaces the Vances reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
South Carolina150%

When the Vances reached Texas

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

Every Vance in the register

The Vances in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
A. VanceBurleson County1863
Adam VanceDeWitt County1847
Henry VanceBexar CountyGeorgia1863
Randoll VanceHouston CountySouth Carolina1860

Vance genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Vance in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bexar County holds 1 of the 4, Burleson 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 Vances in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1) and South Carolina (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 Vance?

Bexar County (1), Burleson County (1), DeWitt County (1). In all, 4 registered across 4 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 Vance appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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