Bandera County, Texas · 1867 voter registration
Bandera County, Texas: freedmen, slavery and the 1867 voter registration
Slavery in Bandera County
In 1860 the census counted 12 enslaved people in Bandera County, 3% of everyone living there. Seven years later 10 freedmen registered to vote there, 7% of the county's voters. 4 reported reaching Texas before 1865.
- 12
- Enslaved in 1860
- 3%
- Of the county in 1860
- 147
- Registered voters
- 10
- Freedmen
- 7%
- Freedmen
- 4 years
- Median time in Texas
- 4
- Register pages
Help finish Bandera County. 1 freedman registered here in 1867 and their records are still waiting to be added.
Become a reviewerWhen they arrived in Texas
Decade each registrant reported arriving in Texas, as recorded in Bandera County.
| Decade | Registrants |
|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 |
| 1850s | 1 |
| 1860s | 7 |
Surnames of freedmen in Bandera County
Bandera County genealogy: search the register by name
The first 9 names in the Bandera County register, alphabetically. Each opens a search for that name.
| Name | Birthplace | Arrived | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benson, Winn | United States | 1868 | |
| Henry, William | United States | 1862 | |
| Johnson, Joseph | United States | 1865 | |
| Newton, G. | United States | 1858 | |
| Page, Albert w. | United States | 1842 | 19 |
| Riggs, Alexander | United States | 1863 | 3 |
| Riggs, Nelson | United States | 1865 | 1 |
| Taylor, Robert M. | United States | 1866 | |
| Williams, Henry | United States | 1865 |
Sources and county history
Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. The 1860 population figures come from Population of the United States in 1860, printed by the Census Office in 1864. Bandera County's entries fill 4 pages of the handwritten register. Race was recorded for part of the statewide register, so the freedmen count is the number identified.
Bandera County was formed out of Bexar County by 1860.
Questions about the Bandera County records
How do I find African American ancestors in Bandera County, Texas?
Search the Bandera County records by surname, then open the entry to read the original handwritten register page. Each entry gives the man's name, his birthplace and the year he reached Texas. Spellings vary, so try the sound of a name as well as its spelling, and names appear in the order men came to register, so a family can sit pages apart.
How many freedmen registered to vote in Bandera County in 1867?
10 freedmen registered in Bandera County between 1867 and 1870, 7% of the county's 147 registered voters.
Was slavery widespread in Bandera County, Texas?
In 1860 the census counted 12 enslaved people in Bandera County, 3% of everyone living there. In 1867, 7% of Bandera County's registered voters were freedmen, 10 of 147. 4 of them reported reaching Texas before 1865.
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Counties that share a boundary history with Bandera County: Bexar County.
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