Barfield · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Barfield in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Barfield registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (1), Fayette County (1) and Hill County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana, North Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Barfields registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Barfield registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Barfields registered

Texas counties where the Barfields registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County133%
Fayette County133%
Hill County133%

Where the Barfields were born

Birthplaces the Barfields reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana133%
North Carolina133%
Tennessee133%

When the Barfields reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Barfields
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
1

Every Barfield in the register

The Barfields in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Barney BarfieldFayette CountyNorth Carolina1852
James BarfieldBrazoria CountyLouisiana1864
John BarfieldHill CountyTennessee1856

Barfield genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Barfield in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 1 of the 3, Fayette 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 Barfields in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (1), North Carolina (1) and Tennessee (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 Barfield?

Brazoria County (1), Fayette County (1), Hill County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Barfield appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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