Wade · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Wade in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 26 freedmen

26 freedmen named Wade registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Brazos County (3), Dallas County (3) and Fort Bend County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Wades registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Wade registered, on the 1870 county map
26
Freedmen
14
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Wades registered

Where the Wades were born

Birthplaces the Wades reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky427%
Tennessee427%
Georgia213%
South Carolina213%
Alabama17%
Arkansas17%
Texas17%

When the Wades reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Wades
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
4
1850s
6
1860s
13

Every Wade in the register

The Wades in the register, 1 to 26 of 26
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Andey WadeGonzales County1838
Andy WadeGuadalupe CountyArkansas
Benjamin WadeBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1863
Billie WadeBrazos County1852
Dempsey WadeFort Bend County1857
Frank WadeDallas CountyTennessee1847
Geo D. WadeCollin CountyAlabama1861
George WadeFort Bend County1866
Harry WadeGalveston County1846
Jesse WadeGonzales County1845
Joe WadeFayette CountyKentucky1854
John WadeSan Augustine CountyTexas
Major WadeGalveston County1865
Melvin WadeDallas CountyTennessee1845
Meshack WadeSan Augustine CountyGeorgia
Nathan WadeSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
Nathan WadeWalker CountySouth Carolina
Ned WadeBrazos County1858
Nep WadeAngelina CountyTennessee1863
Peter WadeGonzales County1852
Sam WadeFort Bend County1866
Tom. WadeBrazos County1858
Urm. WadeDallas CountyKentucky1863
William H. WadeHarrison CountyGeorgia1861
Willis WadeNueces CountyKentucky1865
Wilson WadeBrazoria CountyKentucky1837

Wade genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Wade in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 3 of the 26, Dallas County 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 Wades in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (4), Tennessee (4) and Georgia (2) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Wade?

Brazos County (3), Dallas County (3), Fort Bend County (3). In all, 26 registered across 14 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 Wade appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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