Bantam · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bantam in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Bantam registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Fayette County and reported Texas as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bantams registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bantam registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Bantams registered

Texas counties where the Bantams registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County1100%

Where the Bantams were born

Birthplaces the Bantams reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas1100%

When the Bantams reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bantams
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Bantam in the register

The Bantams in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Richard BantamFayette CountyTexas1848

Bantam genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bantam in Texas?

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

They reported Texas (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 Bantam?

Fayette 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 Bantam appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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