Barber · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Barber in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Barber registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Davis County (2), Austin County (1) and Burleson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Barbers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Barber registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
5
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Barbers registered

Texas counties where the Barbers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Davis County233%
Austin County117%
Burleson County117%
Freestone County117%
Parker County117%

Where the Barbers were born

Birthplaces the Barbers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama120%
Georgia120%
Tennessee120%
Texas120%
Virginia120%

When the Barbers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Barbers
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
3
1860s
2

Every Barber in the register

The Barbers in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John BarberParker CountyAlabama1855
Lucious BarberDavis CountyGeorgia1857
M. BarberBurleson County1860
Pery BarberFreestone CountyTexas1867
Peter BarberDavis CountyTennessee1853
Primus BarberAustin CountyVirginia1849

Barber genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Barber in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Davis County holds 2 of the 6, 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 Barbers in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Georgia (1) and Tennessee (1) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Barber?

Davis County (2), Austin County (1), Burleson County (1). In all, 6 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 Barber appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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