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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, 151 to 173 of 173
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Thomas WhiteNueces CountyVirginia1857
Tucker WhiteBrazoria CountyVirginia1863
Tucker WhiteGalveston CountyVirginia1863
Unkas WhiteWashington County1864
Wallace WhiteWalker County
Wash WhiteGonzales County1857
Wash WhiteHenderson CountyMississippi1857
Wash WhiteLiberty CountyMissouri
Washington WhiteBrazos County1863
Washington WhiteCherokee CountyArkansas1866
Washington WhiteFayette CountyTennessee1852
Wesley WhiteBurleson County1853
Wesley WhiteWalker CountyLouisiana1863
William WhiteAnderson CountyKentucky1855
William WhiteFayette CountyLouisiana1863
William WhiteFreestone CountyAlabama1867
William WhiteGonzales County1859
William WhiteGuadalupe CountyAlabama1866
William WhiteHarrison CountyAlabama1853
William WhiteLeon CountyMississippi1863
William WhiteTyler CountyTexas1854
William WhiteWilson CountyMissouri1852
Willis WhiteDeWitt County1846

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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