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Young in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 93 freedmen

93 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 1838.

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
93
Freedmen
37
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1838
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Youngs registered

Texas counties where the Youngs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County910%
Harrison County910%
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%
McLennan County22%
Tarrant County22%
Angelina County11%
Bastrop County11%
Davis County11%
Falls County11%
Gonzales County11%
Guadalupe County11%
Hopkins County11%
Johnson County11%
Madison County11%
Newton County11%
Orange County11%
Parker County11%
Walker County11%

Where the Youngs were born

Birthplaces the Youngs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1220%
Tennessee1118%
Alabama711%
South Carolina711%
Texas610%
Virginia610%
Georgia35%
Maryland23%
Missouri23%
North Carolina23%
Arkansas12%
Kentucky12%
Louisiana12%

When the Youngs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Youngs
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
18
1850s
28
1860s
44

Every Young in the register

The Youngs in the register, 51 to 93 of 93
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James YoungFreestone CountyTexas
James YoungHarrison CountyTennessee1849
Jim YoungDeWitt County1864
Jim. YoungBrazos County1848
John YoungAnderson CountyVirginia1852
John YoungAnderson CountyVirginia1852
John YoungCherokee CountyAlabama1866
John YoungFalls County
Joseph YoungNewton CountyAlabama1854
Jr., Allen YoungChambers CountyAlabama1859
L. YoungBurleson County1864
Lee YoungColorado CountyMississippi1852
Levi YoungFort Bend CountyMississippi1854
Levy YoungDallas CountyTennessee1845
Lewis YoungHarrison CountyVirginia1849
Mansel YoungHarrison CountyGeorgia1849
Marshall YoungGalveston County1862
Mitchel YoungJackson County1854
Monroe YoungFort Bend CountyMississippi1854
Morgan YoungFort Bend CountyTexas1848
Ned YoungFort Bend County1866
O'Niel YoungColorado CountyNorth Carolina1860
P. YoungBurleson County1855
Peter YoungMcLennan County1866
Philip YoungJackson County1857
Quintal YoungFort Bend County1853
Robert YoungAngelina CountyAlabama1860
Robert YoungGalveston County1862
Robert YoungHays CountyMississippi1866
Scott YoungGuadalupe CountyGeorgia
Simon YoungHarrison CountyMississippi1846
Solomon YoungFreestone CountyAlabama1853
Stephen YoungJackson County1854
Thomas YoungBexar CountyGeorgia1864
Thomas YoungHarrison CountyVirginia1865
Thomas YoungHarrison CountyTennessee1846
Toney YoungFort Bend County1840
Washington YoungFreestone CountyVirginia1863
Washington YoungGonzales County1861
William YoungMadison CountyTexas1847
William YoungMcLennan County1866
Winchester YoungCooke CountyMississippi1860
Wm YoungGrayson CountyMissouri1862

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 93, 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 (11) and Alabama (7) as their birthplaces most often, and 6 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, 93 registered across 37 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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