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White in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 150 freedmen

150 freedmen named White registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (14), Walker County (13) and Bastrop County (11). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Virginia and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1832.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Whites registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named White registered, on the 1870 county map
150
Freedmen
45
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1832
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Whites registered

Texas counties where the Whites registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County149%
Walker County139%
Bastrop County117%
Brazoria County96%
Gonzales County96%
Fayette County85%
Galveston County75%
Burleson County64%
Brazos County53%
Falls County53%
Anderson County43%
Freestone County43%
Guadalupe County43%
Hunt County43%
Davis County32%
Tarrant County32%
Calhoun County21%
Cherokee County21%
Collin County21%
Colorado County21%
Fort Bend County21%
Houston County21%
Leon County21%
McLennan County21%
Newton County21%
Wharton County21%
Wilson County21%
Wood County21%
Angelina County1under 1%
Bee County1under 1%
Bosque County1under 1%
Caldwell County1under 1%
Chambers County1under 1%
Dallas County1under 1%
DeWitt County1under 1%
Denton County1under 1%
Grayson County1under 1%
Hays County1under 1%
Hopkins County1under 1%
Jasper County1under 1%
Jefferson County1under 1%
Liberty County1under 1%
Nueces County1under 1%
Parker County1under 1%
San Augustine County1under 1%

Where the Whites were born

Birthplaces the Whites reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee2120%
Virginia1514%
Alabama1413%
Georgia98%
Kentucky87%
Louisiana77%
South Carolina77%
Missouri55%
North Carolina55%
Texas55%
Mississippi44%
Arkansas33%
Maryland33%
New Jersey1under 1%

When the Whites reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Whites
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
6
1840s
25
1850s
57
1860s
54

Every White in the register

The Whites in the register, 1 to 50 of 150
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham WhiteDenton CountyTennessee1855
Abram WhiteWalker CountySouth Carolina1864
Aeford WhiteCherokee CountyTennessee1866
Alexander WhiteBastrop CountyMissouri1854
Anderson WhiteNewton CountyTennessee1852
Andrew WhiteFort Bend County1866
Arc WhiteBurleson County1851
Arc. WhiteBurleson County1851
Ben WhiteFayette CountyMaryland1863
Benjamin WhiteGonzales County1859
Berry WhiteFayette CountyGeorgia1855
Beu WhiteBastrop CountySouth Carolina1851
Bob WhiteAnderson CountyAlabama1856
Bob WhiteGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
Buck WhiteBastrop CountyVirginia1853
Burrel WhiteHarrison CountyVirginia1849
Cammell WhiteJasper CountyTennessee
Ceaser WhiteHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1863
Charles WhiteFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Charles WhiteGonzales County1837
Charles WhiteHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1852
Charles WhiteHunt CountyTennessee1846
Charles WhiteWalker CountyNorth Carolina1837
Charlie WhiteFayette CountyAlabama1856
Clark WhiteAnderson CountyGeorgia1853
Cornelias WhiteFalls County
Cornelius WhiteColorado CountyTennessee1855
D. W. WhiteCollin CountyKentucky1860
Damon WhiteWalker CountyVirginia1854
David WhiteBastrop CountyMissouri1854
Dawson WhiteFayette CountyTennessee1853
E. WhiteBurleson County1852
Ed WhiteWharton County1866
Edmmund WhiteBrazos County1852
Edmon WhiteWalker CountyTennessee1864
Edmond WhiteCalhoun County1866
Erick WhiteBosque County1866
Francis WhiteBrazoria CountyNew Jersey1865
Frank WhiteBrazoria CountyLouisiana1852
Frank WhiteGalveston County1859
Franklin WhiteHarrison CountyGeorgia1851
Fred WhiteBurleson County1839
G. WhiteLiberty County
George WhiteGonzales County1859
George WhiteGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
George WhiteHarrison CountyGeorgia1860
George WhiteHouston CountyVirginia1864
George WhiteHunt CountyTennessee1846
George WhiteTarrant CountyKentucky1857
George WhiteTarrant CountyMissouri1862

White genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named White in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 14 of the 150, Walker County 13. 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 Whites in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (21), Virginia (15) and Alabama (14) as their birthplaces most often, and 5 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 White?

Harrison County (14), Walker County (13), Bastrop County (11). In all, 150 registered across 45 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 White appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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