Abner · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Abner in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Abner registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Abners registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Abner registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Abners registered

Texas counties where the Abners registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County150%
Harrison County150%

Where the Abners were born

Birthplaces the Abners reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Louisiana150%

When the Abners reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Abners
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Abner in the register

The Abners in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
David AbnerHarrison CountyAlabama1852
Willis AbnerFreestone CountyLouisiana1864

Abner genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Abner in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 1 of the 2, Harrison County 1. 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 Abners in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and Louisiana (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Abner?

Freestone County (1), Harrison County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Abner appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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