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=== Cemeteries === | === Cemeteries === | ||
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/tx/ African American Cemeteries Online] | *[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/tx/ African American Cemeteries Online] | ||
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=== Freedmen Towns === | |||
After slavery, African Americans went on establish towns in Texas. | |||
*[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hra71 Africa] (Shelby County) | |||
*[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hgb03 Barrett] (Harris County) | |||
*[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrcbw Capote] (Guadalupe County) | |||
*Clarksville (Austin) | |||
*[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnc80 Cologne ](Goliad County) | |||
*[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hncas Cuney] (Cherokee County) | |||
*Deep Ellum (Dallas) | |||
*Downsville (McLennan County) | |||
*Fifth Ward (Houston) | |||
*Fourth Ward (Houston) | |||
*[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hvg30 Good Hope] (Lavaca County) | |||
*[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ueg01 Grant's Colony] (Walker County) | |||
*[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlh55 Hufsmith] (Harris County) | |||
*[http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/ahc/faq8.htm Kincheonville] (Austin) | |||
*[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrj21 Jakes Colony] (Guadalupe County) | |||
*[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrj20 Jones Colony] (Lee County) | |||
*[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrl80 Lincolnville] (Coryell County) | |||
*[http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/ahc/faq8.htm Masontown ](Austin) | |||
*[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrmaq Mission Valley] (Medina County) | |||
*[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrm76 Mount Gillion] (Shelby County) | |||
*[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnn24 Nigton] (Trinity County) | |||
*[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrp77 Peyton] (Blanco County) | |||
*[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrqgk Quakertown] (Denton) | |||
*[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrtfg The Ridge] (Gregg County) | |||
*[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrs75 Shankleville] (Newton County) | |||
*[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrsjg Shiloh] (Gregg County) | |||
*[http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/ahc/faq8.htm Wheatville ](Austin) <br> | |||
=== | === Genealogical Societies === | ||
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ewyatt/_borders/Texas%20Slave%20Narratives/Texas%20Index.html Texas Slave Narratives] | <br>[http://htown.aahgs.org/ Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc.]<br>Willie Lee Gay - H-Town Chapter<br>11100 Braesridge, Suite 2202<br>Houston, Texas 77071<br>aahgshtown@yahoo.com | ||
*[http://www.thegregoryschool.org/collection-oralhistories.html Oral Histories Recorded at the Gregory School] | |||
=== Libraries === | |||
[http://lib.utexas.edu/taro/browse/browse_aal1.html The African American Library at the Gregory School]<br>Houston's first colored public school, located in historic Freedmen's Town, serves as a resource and repository to preserve, promote and celebrate the rich history and culture of African Americans in Houston, the surrounding region and the African Diaspora. | |||
=== Oral Histories === | |||
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ewyatt/_borders/Texas%20Slave%20Narratives/Texas%20Index.html Texas Slave Narratives] | |||
*[http://www.thegregoryschool.org/collection-oralhistories.html Oral Histories Recorded at the Gregory School] | |||
*[http://digital.houstonlibrary.org/cdm/search/searchterm/africanamerican Houston Area Digital Public Library] | *[http://digital.houstonlibrary.org/cdm/search/searchterm/africanamerican Houston Area Digital Public Library] | ||
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=== Schools === | === Schools === | ||
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[http://www.thegregoryschool.org/index.html The Gregory School] Historical collections at The Gregory School include: | [http://www.thegregoryschool.org/index.html The Gregory School] Historical collections at The Gregory School include: | ||
• Access to Houston Public Library databases and indexes<br>• Books<br>• Pamphlets<br>• Periodicals<br>• Photographs<br>• Oral history recordings<br>• Manuscripts<br>• Newspapers and clippings<br>• Personal family archives and <br>• Ephemera documenting Houston’s African American History and culture. | • Access to Houston Public Library databases and indexes<br>• Books<br>• Pamphlets<br>• Periodicals<br>• Photographs<br>• Oral history recordings<br>• Manuscripts<br>• Newspapers and clippings<br>• Personal family archives and <br>• Ephemera documenting Houston’s African American History and culture. | ||
=== Voter's Registrations of 1867<br> === | === Voter's Registrations of 1867<br> === | ||
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The 1867 Voter Registration includes names of voters who registered in the period between 1867 and 1869. In cases where African Americans registered, their race is specified as "colored." Voter's registrations are among the few records which document African American males prior to 1870. The following information is included: | The 1867 Voter Registration includes names of voters who registered in the period between 1867 and 1869. In cases where African Americans registered, their race is specified as "colored." Voter's registrations are among the few records which document African American males prior to 1870. The following information is included: | ||
*Name | *Name | ||
*Place of residence | *Place of residence | ||
*Precinct | *Precinct | ||
Revision as of 02:52, 31 October 2011
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Freedmen Towns[edit | edit source]
After slavery, African Americans went on establish towns in Texas.
- Africa (Shelby County)
- Barrett (Harris County)
- Capote (Guadalupe County)
- Clarksville (Austin)
- Cologne (Goliad County)
- Cuney (Cherokee County)
- Deep Ellum (Dallas)
- Downsville (McLennan County)
- Fifth Ward (Houston)
- Fourth Ward (Houston)
- Good Hope (Lavaca County)
- Grant's Colony (Walker County)
- Hufsmith (Harris County)
- Kincheonville (Austin)
- Jakes Colony (Guadalupe County)
- Jones Colony (Lee County)
- Lincolnville (Coryell County)
- Masontown (Austin)
- Mission Valley (Medina County)
- Mount Gillion (Shelby County)
- Nigton (Trinity County)
- Peyton (Blanco County)
- Quakertown (Denton)
- The Ridge (Gregg County)
- Shankleville (Newton County)
- Shiloh (Gregg County)
- Wheatville (Austin)
Genealogical Societies[edit | edit source]
Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc.
Willie Lee Gay - H-Town Chapter
11100 Braesridge, Suite 2202
Houston, Texas 77071
aahgshtown@yahoo.com
Libraries[edit | edit source]
The African American Library at the Gregory School
Houston's first colored public school, located in historic Freedmen's Town, serves as a resource and repository to preserve, promote and celebrate the rich history and culture of African Americans in Houston, the surrounding region and the African Diaspora.
Oral Histories[edit | edit source]
- Texas Slave Narratives
- Oral Histories Recorded at the Gregory School
- Houston Area Digital Public Library
Schools[edit | edit source]
The Gregory School Historical collections at The Gregory School include:
• Access to Houston Public Library databases and indexes
• Books
• Pamphlets
• Periodicals
• Photographs
• Oral history recordings
• Manuscripts
• Newspapers and clippings
• Personal family archives and
• Ephemera documenting Houston’s African American History and culture.
Voter's Registrations of 1867
[edit | edit source]
The 1867 Voter Registration includes names of voters who registered in the period between 1867 and 1869. In cases where African Americans registered, their race is specified as "colored." Voter's registrations are among the few records which document African American males prior to 1870. The following information is included:
- Name
- Place of residence
- Precinct
- Length of residence (in state, in county, in precinct)
- Native country or state
- If naturalized, how, when, and where
- General Remarks--race is noted when the registrant was "colored"
The records are catgorized by county. When searching, pay close attention to other individuals with the same surname. They may be related. In some cases, whites with the same name may be members of the former slave holding family.
Voters' Registrations of 1867 are available on microfilm at the Texas State Archives.