White · Texas · 1867 voter registration · page 2 of 3

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, 51 to 100 of 150
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
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 WhiteMcLennan County1866
Henry WhiteTarrant CountyTennessee1865
Henry WhiteWood CountyGeorgia1858
Hwbbard WhiteParker CountyMississippi1853
Irwin WhiteGonzales County1854
Isaac WhiteWalker CountyAlabama1863
Ivy WhiteWalker CountyAlabama1863
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
Jim WhiteFayette CountyMaryland1863
Joe WhiteFayette CountyVirginia1857
John WhiteBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1849
John WhiteBrazos County1854
John WhiteChambers CountyVirginia1855
John WhiteFalls County
John N. WhiteDavis CountyGeorgia1859
John W. WhiteGrayson CountyTennessee1858
L. WhiteBastrop CountyMississippi1864
Lem WhiteWalker CountyAlabama1863
Lewis WhiteAnderson CountyAlabama1853
Lewis WhiteHays CountyTennessee1866
Lewis G. WhiteBrazoria CountyLouisiana1861
London WhiteBurleson County1862
Louis WhiteWilson CountyTennessee1857
Manuel WhiteGalveston County1866
Marion WhiteNewton CountyTennessee1853
Mark WhiteBrazoria CountyVirginia1847
Mark WhiteWalker CountySouth Carolina1863
Moses WhiteBrazoria CountyLouisiana1842
Moses WhiteWalker CountyNorth Carolina1857
Oscar WhiteHarrison CountyTennessee1863
Otho WhiteGonzales County1859
Peter WhiteBastrop CountyTexas1845
Peter WhiteCalhoun County1866
Peter WhiteHouston CountyVirginia1854

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.

Texas genealogy: keep looking

All surnamesAll countiesBrowse by birthplaceSearch White by first name