Parker County, Texas · 1867 voter registration
Parker County, Texas: freedmen, slavery and the 1867 voter registration
Slavery in Parker County
In 1860 the census counted 222 enslaved people in Parker County, 5% of everyone living there. Seven years later 81 freedmen registered to vote there, 10% of the county's voters. Most were born in Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia, and 78 reported reaching Texas before 1865.
- 222
- Enslaved in 1860
- 5%
- Of the county in 1860
- 813
- Registered voters
- 81
- Freedmen
- 10%
- Freedmen
- Tennessee
- Largest birthplace
- 10 years
- Median time in Texas
- 21
- Register pages
Where Parker County's freedmen were born
| Birthplace | Registrants | % |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 20 | 24% |
| Virginia | 13 | 15% |
| Georgia | 10 | 12% |
| Kentucky | 10 | 12% |
| Alabama | 9 | 11% |
| Mississippi | 8 | 9% |
| North Carolina | 5 | 6% |
| Arkansas | 3 | 4% |
| South Carolina | 3 | 4% |
| Maryland | 2 | 2% |
| Missouri | 1 | 1% |
| Texas | 1 | 1% |
When they arrived in Texas
Decade each registrant reported arriving in Texas, as recorded in Parker County.
| Decade | Registrants |
|---|---|
| 1840s | 5 |
| 1850s | 50 |
| 1860s | 30 |
Surnames of freedmen in Parker County
Parker County genealogy: search the register by name
The first 50 names in the Parker County register, alphabetically. Each opens a search for that name.
| Name | Birthplace | Arrived | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold, Shirley | Georgia | 1864 | 1 |
| Barber, John | Alabama | 1855 | |
| Bartlett, Ned | Virginia | 1851 | 7 |
| Bell, Dick | Tennessee | 1853 | 14 |
| Bentley, Burrell | Alabama | 1857 | |
| Bond, Sam | Tennessee | 1859 | 4 |
| Boyd, Charley | Virginia | 1868 | |
| Boyd, Edward | Alabama | 1866 | 1 |
| Brown, Anthony | Arkansas | 1860 | |
| Browning, John | Mississippi | 1860 | 6 |
| Carter, Jerry | Virginia | 1864 | |
| Carter, Stephen | Tennessee | 1859 | |
| Cass, Edmond | Tennessee | 1852 | 10 |
| Cass, Jack | Mississippi | 1852 | 10 |
| Cass, John | Virginia | 1852 | 10 |
| Cass, Webster | Mississippi | 1852 | 10 |
| Colemon, Allen | Alabama | 1857 | |
| Crawford, Jack | Kentucky | 1856 | 8 |
| Crocket, David | Georgia | 1852 | 3 |
| Crutchfield, Lewis | Texas | 1845 | 21 |
| Davis, Joe | Mississippi | 1864 | 2 |
| Dawson, George | Arkansas | 1856 | 4 |
| Dockery, Thomas | Alabama | 1854 | |
| Dodson, Charles | Alabama | 1853 | 8 |
| Eddleman, Jefferson | Missouri | 1855 | 6 |
| Farley, Ephram | North Carolina | 1855 | 10 |
| Farris, Peyton | Virginia | 1856 | 9 |
| Fukuras, Henry | Kentucky | 1859 | |
| Galbrath, George W. | Tennessee | 1861 | 5 |
| Galbreth, James | Tennessee | 1861 | 1 |
| Glaze, John | Alabama | 1857 | |
| Glenn, John Nelson | Kentucky | 1857 | 5 |
| Goodlet, Thomas | Mississippi | 1851 | 9 |
| Gore, Mark | Tennessee | 1854 | 1 |
| Harris, Isaac | Virginia | 1856 | 7 |
| Harrison, Harper | Virginia | 1857 | |
| Hartsfield, Lewis | Virginia | 1860 | 5 |
| Hisell, Gabe | Kentucky | 1855 | 7 |
| Hutchinson, Thomas | Tennessee | 1859 | |
| Hutchison, Henry | Tennessee | 1859 | |
| Jackson, Andrew | Georgia | 1857 | 10 |
| Jamison, Richard | South Carolina | 1861 | 6 |
| Johnson, Aaron | Kentucky | 1847 | 19 |
| Johnson, Henry | Tennessee | 1854 | 12 |
| Johnston, George | Kentucky | 1866 | 1 |
| King, Floyd | Virginia | 1855 | 12 |
| Lawrence, Beverage | Arkansas | 1852 | 12 |
| Lewis, Sam | North Carolina | 1865 | |
| Lite, Walter | Kentucky | 1865 | 1 |
| Matt, Monroe | Tennessee | 1853 | 9 |
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. Parker County's entries fill 21 pages of the handwritten register. Race was recorded for part of the statewide register, so the freedmen count is the number identified.
Parker County was formed out of Navarro County by 1855.
Questions about the Parker County records
How do I find African American ancestors in Parker County, Texas?
Search the Parker 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 Parker County in 1867?
81 freedmen registered in Parker County between 1867 and 1870, 10% of the county's 813 registered voters.
Where were Parker County's freedmen born?
Tennessee (20), Virginia (13) and Georgia (10) were the birthplaces reported most often; 1 was born in Texas.
Was slavery widespread in Parker County, Texas?
In 1860 the census counted 222 enslaved people in Parker County, 5% of everyone living there. In 1867, 10% of Parker County's registered voters were freedmen, 81 of 813. 78 of them reported reaching Texas before 1865.
Keep looking
Counties that share a boundary history with Parker County: Navarro County.
For African American genealogy beyond Parker County, browse the register by birthplace, search it by name or follow the migration map.
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