Arter · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Arter in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Arter registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (1) and Guadalupe County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Arters registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Arter registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Arters registered

Texas counties where the Arters registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County150%
Guadalupe County150%

Where the Arters were born

Birthplaces the Arters reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Arters reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Arters
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Arter in the register

The Arters in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry ArterBrazos County1848
Jerry ArterGuadalupe CountyAlabama1866

Arter genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Arter in Texas?

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

They reported 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 Arter?

Brazos County (1), Guadalupe 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 Arter appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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