Banns · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Banns in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Banns registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Caldwell County and reported Mississippi as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1866.

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

Where the Bannses registered

Texas counties where the Bannses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Caldwell County1100%

Where the Bannses were born

Birthplaces the Bannses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Bannses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bannses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Banns in the register

The Bannses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Granville BannsCaldwell CountyMississippi1866

Banns genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Banns in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Caldwell 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 Bannses in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (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 Banns?

Caldwell 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 Banns appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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