Vann · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Vann in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Vann registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Leon County (1) and McLennan County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Arkansas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

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

Where the Vanns registered

Texas counties where the Vanns registered
CountyFreedmen%
Leon County150%
McLennan County150%

Where the Vanns were born

Birthplaces the Vanns reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Arkansas1100%

When the Vanns reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Vanns
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Vann in the register

The Vanns in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron VannLeon CountyArkansas1867
Harris VannMcLennan County1866

Vann genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Vann in Texas?

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

They reported Arkansas (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 Vann?

Leon County (1), McLennan 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 Vann appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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