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Young in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 99 freedmen

99 freedmen named Young registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Fort Bend County (9), Harrison County (9) and Jackson County (6). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1836.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Youngs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Young registered, on the 1870 county map
99
Freedmen
42
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1836
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Youngs registered

Texas counties where the Youngs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County99%
Harrison County99%
Jackson County66%
Brazoria County55%
Bexar County44%
Brazos County44%
Freestone County44%
Burleson County33%
Fayette County33%
Galveston County33%
Grayson County33%
Wharton County33%
Anderson County22%
Calhoun County22%
Chambers County22%
Cherokee County22%
Colorado County22%
Cooke County22%
Dallas County22%
DeWitt County22%
Hays County22%
Leon County22%
Matagorda County22%
McLennan County22%
Tarrant County22%
Angelina County11%
Bastrop County11%
Davis County11%
Falls County11%
Gonzales County11%
Guadalupe County11%
Henderson County11%
Hopkins County11%
Johnson County11%
Kaufman County11%
Lamar County11%
Madison County11%
Newton County11%
Orange County11%
Parker County11%
Walker County11%
Williamson County11%

Where the Youngs were born

Birthplaces the Youngs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1218%
Tennessee1218%
Alabama812%
South Carolina710%
Texas710%
Virginia69%
Georgia34%
Louisiana34%
Missouri34%
Maryland23%
North Carolina23%
Arkansas11%
Kentucky11%

When the Youngs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Youngs
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
3
1840s
20
1850s
29
1860s
46

Every Young in the register

The Youngs in the register, 1 to 50 of 99
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham YoungBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1862
Abraham YoungParker CountyTennessee1859
Adam YoungFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Albert YoungBrazos County1860
Albert YoungCalhoun County1866
Albert YoungLamar CountyTennessee1847
Alexander YoungBrazos County1848
Alfed YoungWharton County1866
Alfred YoungGrayson CountyTennessee1846
Allen, Jr. YoungChambers CountyAlabama1859
Archer YoungCalhoun County1866
Ben YoungMatagorda CountyTexas1848
Benjamen YoungHenderson CountyLouisiana1855
Charles YoungBexar CountyMaryland1866
Charles YoungTarrant CountyMissouri1862
Charley YoungWharton County1866
Christopher YoungFort Bend County1839
Dan YoungBastrop CountyNorth Carolina1864
Daniel YoungHays CountyMississippi1866
David YoungJohnson CountyTennessee1855
Dick YoungFayette CountyTennessee1847
Dory YoungHarrison CountyMaryland1848
Edmund YoungJackson County1854
Enoch YoungTarrant CountySouth Carolina1857
Ephriam YoungFayette CountySouth Carolina1838
Francis YoungBrazoria CountyLouisiana1856
Frank YoungCherokee CountyVirginia1866
Frank YoungFayette CountyArkansas1852
Frank YoungGalveston County1864
Frank YoungHopkins CountyKentucky1863
Frank YoungJackson County1854
Fred. YoungBurleson County1863
George YoungBexar CountyTennessee1859
George YoungJackson County1857
Gibson YoungWharton County1866
Granville YoungWalker CountyMississippi
Gromrel YoungDallas CountyTennessee1866
Hal YoungLeon CountySouth Carolina1858
Hannibal YoungDeWitt County1855
Harrison YoungHarrison CountyTexas1847
Harry YoungBexar CountyMississippi1854
Harry YoungBrazos County1853
Hazard YoungBrazoria CountyTexas1842
Henry YoungCooke CountyTennessee1845
Henry YoungFort Bend County1862
Henry YoungFort Bend CountyMississippi1863
Henry YoungHarrison CountyMississippi1864
Isam YoungDavis CountyMississippi1867
Issac YoungLeon CountySouth Carolina1847
Jacob YoungBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1863

Young genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Young in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 9 of the 99, Harrison County 9. 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 Youngs in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (12), Tennessee (12) and Alabama (8) as their birthplaces most often, and 7 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 Young?

Fort Bend County (9), Harrison County (9), Jackson County (6). In all, 99 registered across 42 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 Young appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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