West · Texas · 1867 voter registration

West in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 25 freedmen

25 freedmen named West registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Leon County (5), Walker County (3) and Fayette County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Kentucky and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1836.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Wests registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named West registered, on the 1870 county map
25
Freedmen
15
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1836
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Wests registered

Texas counties where the Wests registered
CountyFreedmen%
Leon County520%
Walker County312%
Fayette County28%
Fort Bend County28%
Houston County28%
McLennan County28%
Brazoria County14%
Cherokee County14%
Colorado County14%
DeWitt County14%
Falls County14%
Freestone County14%
Jefferson County14%
Newton County14%
Nueces County14%

Where the Wests were born

Birthplaces the Wests reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama528%
Kentucky317%
South Carolina317%
Mississippi211%
Texas211%
Louisiana16%
Maryland16%
North Carolina16%

When the Wests reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Wests
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
2
1850s
10
1860s
11

Every West in the register

The Wests in the register, 1 to 25 of 25
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abram WestDeWitt County1857
Albert WestWalker CountyKentucky
Alfred WestFort Bend County1857
Alfred WestLeon CountyAlabama1855
Alfred WestWalker CountyKentucky1858
Bill WestLeon CountyAlabama1859
Daniel WestHouston CountyAlabama1863
David WestColorado CountyMaryland1866
Elbert WestLeon CountySouth Carolina1858
Ephram WestMcLennan County1866
George WestMcLennan County1866
Harry WestFalls County
Henry WestFort Bend County1849
Henry WestLeon CountyAlabama1859
Henry WestLeon CountyAlabama1853
Isahir WestJefferson County1853
Keen WestFreestone CountyKentucky1863
Matthew WestWalker CountyLouisiana1863
Ned WestFayette CountySouth Carolina1836
Samuel WestNueces CountySouth Carolina1855
Simon WestCherokee CountyMississippi1866
Spencer WestBrazoria CountyTexas1861
Stephen WestNewton CountyTexas1846
Tom WestHouston CountyMississippi1863
William WestFayette CountyNorth Carolina1864

West genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named West in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Leon County holds 5 of the 25, Walker 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 Wests in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (5), Kentucky (3) and South Carolina (3) as their birthplaces most often, and 2 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 West?

Leon County (5), Walker County (3), Fayette County (2). In all, 25 registered across 15 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 West appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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