Barnard · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Barnard in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Barnard registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (1) and Hood County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Barnards registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Barnard registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Barnards registered

Texas counties where the Barnards registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County150%
Hood County150%

Where the Barnards were born

Birthplaces the Barnards reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Tennessee150%

When the Barnards reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Barnards
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Barnard in the register

The Barnards in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred BarnardColorado CountyAlabama1857
Jeff BarnardHood CountyTennessee

Barnard genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Barnard in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 1 of the 2, Hood 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 Barnards in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 Barnard?

Colorado County (1), Hood County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Barnard appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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