Yancy · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Yancy in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Yancy registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (3), Tyler County (2) and Colorado County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, Georgia and Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Yancys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Yancy registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
4
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Yancys registered

Texas counties where the Yancys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County343%
Tyler County229%
Colorado County114%
Jasper County114%

Where the Yancys were born

Birthplaces the Yancys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina343%
Georgia114%
Kentucky114%
Mississippi114%
Virginia114%

When the Yancys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Yancys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
4
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Yancy in the register

The Yancys in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Archi YancyTyler CountyNorth Carolina1860
Archibald YancyHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1846
Elijah YancyTyler CountyGeorgia1855
Fayette YancyColorado CountyMississippi1849
Jacob YancyHarrison CountyKentucky1846
Joel YancyJasper CountyVirginia
Samuel YancyHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1846

Yancy genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Yancy in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 3 of the 7, Tyler County 2. 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 Yancys in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (3), Georgia (1) and Kentucky (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Yancy?

Harrison County (3), Tyler County (2), Colorado County (1). In all, 7 registered across 4 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 Yancy appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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