Ayers · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ayers in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Ayers registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Cherokee County and reported Alabama as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ayerses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ayers registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Ayerses registered

Texas counties where the Ayerses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cherokee County1100%

Where the Ayerses were born

Birthplaces the Ayerses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Ayerses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ayerses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Ayers in the register

The Ayerses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Renbon AyersCherokee CountyAlabama1866

Ayers genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ayers in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Cherokee County holds 1 of the 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 Ayerses 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 Ayers?

Cherokee County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Ayers appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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