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White in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 173 freedmen

173 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
173
Freedmen
53
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1832
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Whites registered

Texas counties where the Whites registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County148%
Walker County138%
Bastrop County116%
Brazoria County95%
Gonzales County95%
Fayette County85%
Matagorda County85%
Galveston County74%
Burleson County63%
Brazos County53%
Falls County53%
Jasper County53%
Anderson County42%
Freestone County42%
Guadalupe County42%
Hunt County42%
Davis County32%
Kaufman County32%
Tarrant County32%
Calhoun County21%
Cherokee County21%
Collin County21%
Colorado County21%
Fort Bend County21%
Henderson County21%
Houston County21%
Leon County21%
Liberty 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%
Jefferson County1under 1%
Lamar County1under 1%
Lavaca County1under 1%
Nueces County1under 1%
Parker County1under 1%
San Augustine County1under 1%
Trinity County1under 1%
Tyler County1under 1%
Washington County1under 1%

Where the Whites were born

Birthplaces the Whites reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee2520%
Virginia1814%
Alabama1512%
Georgia108%
Louisiana97%
Kentucky86%
South Carolina86%
Texas86%
Mississippi65%
Missouri65%
North Carolina65%
Arkansas43%
Maryland32%
Florida1under 1%
New Jersey1under 1%

When the Whites reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Whites
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
6
1840s
31
1850s
62
1860s
61

Every White in the register

The Whites in the register, 51 to 100 of 173
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George WhiteGonzales County1859
George WhiteGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
George WhiteHarrison CountyGeorgia1860
George WhiteHouston CountyVirginia1864
George WhiteHunt CountyTennessee1846
George WhiteTarrant CountyKentucky1857
George WhiteTarrant CountyMissouri1862
Gilbert WhiteLiberty County
Harrison WhiteBrazos County1848
Harry WhiteBastrop CountyArkansas1832
Harry WhiteSan Augustine CountyKentucky
Henderson WhiteFreestone CountyAlabama1865
Henderson WhiteHarrison CountyMississippi1850
Henry WhiteAngelina CountyKentucky1842
Henry WhiteGalveston County1849
Henry WhiteHarrison CountyKentucky1854
Henry WhiteHunt CountyTennessee1846
Henry WhiteKaufman CountyFlorida1866
Henry WhiteMcLennan County1866
Henry WhiteTarrant CountyTennessee1865
Henry WhiteWood CountyGeorgia1858
Hwbbard WhiteParker CountyMississippi1853
Irwin WhiteGonzales County1854
Isaac WhiteWalker CountyAlabama1863
Ivy WhiteWalker CountyAlabama1863
J.K. WhiteMatagorda CountyAlabama1859
J.W. WhiteGuadalupe CountyKentucky1866
Jack WhiteFort Bend County1866
James H. WhiteDavis CountyTexas1845
Jasper WhiteGalveston County1842
Jean WhiteDallas CountyMissouri1861
Jerry WhiteCollin CountyTennessee1855
Jerry WhiteFalls County
Jerry WhiteLeon CountyGeorgia1852
Jesse Bob WhiteMatagorda CountyTexas1846
Jim WhiteFayette CountyMaryland1863
Jim WhiteKaufman CountyTennessee1866
Joe WhiteFayette CountyVirginia1857
John WhiteBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1849
John WhiteBrazos County1854
John WhiteChambers CountyVirginia1855
John WhiteFalls County
John N. WhiteDavis CountyGeorgia1859
John W. WhiteGrayson CountyTennessee1858
Jourdain WhiteJasper CountyLouisiana
L. WhiteBastrop CountyMississippi1864
Lem WhiteWalker CountyAlabama1863
Lewis WhiteAnderson CountyAlabama1853
Lewis WhiteHays CountyTennessee1866
Lewis G. WhiteBrazoria CountyLouisiana1861

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 173, 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 (25), Virginia (18) and Alabama (15) as their birthplaces most often, and 8 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, 173 registered across 53 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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