Archer · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Archer in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 10 freedmen

10 freedmen named Archer registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Walker County (6), Austin County (1) and Davis County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, North Carolina and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Archers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Archer registered, on the 1870 county map
10
Freedmen
5
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Archers registered

Texas counties where the Archers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County660%
Austin County110%
Davis County110%
Fort Bend County110%
Harrison County110%

Where the Archers were born

Birthplaces the Archers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee444%
North Carolina222%
Alabama111%
Georgia111%
Virginia111%

When the Archers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Archers
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
3
1860s
4

Every Archer in the register

The Archers in the register, 1 to 10 of 10
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abram ArcherWalker CountyTennessee1851
Bob ArcherWalker CountyNorth Carolina1863
Branch ArcherWalker CountyVirginia1861
Burrill ArcherDavis CountyGeorgia1859
Dock ArcherFort Bend County1866
Edmund ArcherHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1847
John ArcherWalker CountyTennessee1849
Kingston ArcherWalker CountyTennessee1846
Porter ArcherWalker CountyTennessee1851
Thomas ArcherAustin CountyAlabama1867

Archer genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Archer in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker County holds 6 of the 10, Austin 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 Archers in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (4), North Carolina (2) and Alabama (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 Archer?

Walker County (6), Austin County (1), Davis County (1). In all, 10 registered across 5 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 Archer appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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