Fannin County, Texas · 1867 voter registration
Fannin County, Texas: freedmen, slavery and the 1867 voter registration
Slavery in Fannin County
In 1860 the census counted 1,721 enslaved people in Fannin County, 19% of everyone living there. Seven years later 437 freedmen registered to vote there, 23% of the county's voters. Most were born in Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia, and 69 reported reaching Texas before 1865.
- 1,721
- Enslaved in 1860
- 19%
- Of the county in 1860
- 1,888
- Registered voters
- 437
- Freedmen
- 23%
- Freedmen
- Tennessee
- Largest birthplace
- 13 years
- Median time in Texas
- 48
- Register pages
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| Birthplace | Registrants | % |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 18 | 25% |
| Kentucky | 12 | 16% |
| Virginia | 9 | 12% |
| Arkansas | 7 | 10% |
| Missouri | 5 | 7% |
| North Carolina | 5 | 7% |
| Texas | 5 | 7% |
| Alabama | 4 | 5% |
| Georgia | 2 | 3% |
| Mississippi | 2 | 3% |
| South Carolina | 2 | 3% |
| Louisiana | 1 | 1% |
| Maryland | 1 | 1% |
When they arrived in Texas
Decade each registrant reported arriving in Texas, as recorded in Fannin County.
| Decade | Registrants |
|---|---|
| 1830s | 6 |
| 1840s | 23 |
| 1850s | 23 |
| 1860s | 22 |
Surnames of freedmen in Fannin County
Fannin County genealogy: search the register by name
The first 50 names in the Fannin County register, alphabetically. Each opens a search for that name.
| Name | Birthplace | Arrived | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Henry | Kentucky | 1852 | |
| Ballard, Austin | Arkansas | 1863 | 1 |
| Blagg, Robert | Arkansas | 1847 | 11 |
| Broad, Alfred | Tennessee | 1854 | 12 |
| Burnpass, George | North Carolina | 1860 | |
| Carter, Jerry | Tennessee | 1836 | |
| Chandler, Anthony | Virginia | 1846 | 4 |
| Chenneth, Jerry | Tennessee | 1862 | |
| Christian, George | Tennessee | 1859 | |
| Christian, Ned | Kentucky | 1859 | |
| Cook, Fredric | Virginia | 1847 | |
| Coopper, James | Kentucky | 1856 | |
| Crane [Craine], Isam | Mississippi | 1849 | 17 |
| Creed, Charles | Tennessee | 1852 | 13 |
| Davis, Manuel | Virginia | 1844 | |
| Douglass, Jordan | Tennessee | 1864 | |
| Dupree, Troy | Georgia | 1852 | |
| Eastland, Jerry | South Carolina | 1846 | 3 |
| Eastman, Moses | Chickasaw Nation | 1865 | |
| Edwards, Charley | North Carolina | 1862 | |
| Erskine, W.J. | Alabama | 1844 | 8 |
| Field, Richard | North Carolina | 1862 | |
| Ganter, Daniel | Kentucky | 1861 | 2 |
| Haley, M. H. | Missouri | 1865 | |
| Hamilton, Peter | Tennessee | 1842 | 9 |
| Harrison, Hal | Texas | 1845 | 12 |
| Haskins, Henry | Virginia | 1862 | |
| Hayden, Clark | Tennessee | 1842 | |
| Higgins, Elijah | Virginia | 1847 | |
| Holbrook, George | Virginia | 1846 | 4 |
| Inglish, Thomas | Arkansas | 1833 | |
| Inglish, William | Alabama | 1837 | |
| Jenkins, Harry | Alabama | 1855 | |
| Johnson, Isaac | Missouri | 1849 | |
| Johnson, Jesse | Virginia | 1847 | 11 |
| Johnson, Thomas | Tennessee | 1842 | |
| Jones, David | Tennessee | 1856 | |
| Jones, Marcus | Alabama | 1856 | |
| Kincade, A. | Tennessee | 1851 | 6 |
| Lacy, Ellis | Arkansas | 1861 | 4 |
| Leach, Mitchell | Tennessee | 1859 | |
| Lock, David | Tennessee | 1837 | 14 |
| Loller, Delosier | Maryland | 1856 | |
| Malory, Richard | Kentucky | 1865 | |
| McCulloch, Henry | Georgia | 1862 | 1 |
| Moore, George | Kentucky | 1855 | 11 |
| Myers, George M. | Louisiana | 1857 | |
| Nicholon, Presley | Texas | 1844 | |
| Patton, George | North Carolina | 1860 | |
| Perkins, Reiley | Tennessee | 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. Fannin County's entries fill 48 pages of the handwritten register. Race was recorded for part of the statewide register, so the freedmen count is the number identified.
Fannin County was formed out of Nacogdoches County by 1840.
Questions about the Fannin County records
How do I find African American ancestors in Fannin County, Texas?
Search the Fannin 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 Fannin County in 1867?
437 freedmen registered in Fannin County between 1867 and 1870, 23% of the county's 1,888 registered voters.
Where were Fannin County's freedmen born?
Tennessee (18), Kentucky (12) and Virginia (9) were the birthplaces reported most often; 5 were born in Texas.
Was slavery widespread in Fannin County, Texas?
In 1860 the census counted 1,721 enslaved people in Fannin County, 19% of everyone living there. In 1867, 23% of Fannin County's registered voters were freedmen, 437 of 1,888. 69 of them reported reaching Texas before 1865.
Keep looking
Counties that share a boundary history with Fannin County: Nacogdoches County, Collin County, Cooke County, Denton County, Grayson County, Hunt County, Jack County, Montague County, Wise County, Young County.
For African American genealogy beyond Fannin County, browse the register by birthplace, search it by name or follow the migration map.
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