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Warren in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 53 freedmen

53 freedmen named Warren registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Davis County (16), Fort Bend County (7) and Freestone County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, Georgia and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Warrens registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Warren registered, on the 1870 county map
53
Freedmen
21
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Warrens registered

Where the Warrens were born

Birthplaces the Warrens reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1235%
Georgia1132%
Alabama412%
North Carolina26%
Tennessee26%
Maryland13%
South Carolina13%
Virginia13%

When the Warrens reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Warrens
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
5
1850s
26
1860s
18

Every Warren in the register

The Warrens in the register, 51 to 53 of 53
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
William WarrenBastrop CountyGeorgia1865
William WarrenDavis CountyMississippi1856
William WarrenSan Saba County

Warren genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Warren in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Davis County holds 16 of the 53, Fort Bend County 7. 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 Warrens in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (12), Georgia (11) and Alabama (4) 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 Warren?

Davis County (16), Fort Bend County (7), Freestone County (3). In all, 53 registered across 21 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 Warren appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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