Barnes · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Barnes in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 26 freedmen

26 freedmen named Barnes registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Jackson County (3), Anderson County (2) and Falls County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1830.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Barneses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Barnes registered, on the 1870 county map
26
Freedmen
19
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1830
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Barneses registered

Where the Barneses were born

Birthplaces the Barneses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia536%
Alabama321%
North Carolina214%
Georgia17%
Kentucky17%
Mississippi17%
Tennessee17%

When the Barneses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Barneses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
3
1840s
2
1850s
10
1860s
9

Every Barnes in the register

The Barneses in the register, 1 to 26 of 26
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham BarnesBosque County1851
Amos BarnesFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1867
Amos BarnesHill CountyNorth Carolina1849
Anderson BarnesHarrison CountyGeorgia1855
Anthony BarnesFalls County
Austin BarnesGalveston County1854
Carles BarnesFreestone CountyVirginia1862
Chadduck BarnesJackson County1832
Charles BarnesGuadalupe CountyMississippi1866
Charles BarnesLeon CountyVirginia1855
Freemen BarnesBrazos County1850
George BarnesAnderson CountyAlabama1851
George BarnesAnderson CountyVirginia1853
Giles H. BarnesFayette CountyVirginia1839
Green BarnesJohnson CountyAlabama1863
Henry BarnesDallas CountyKentucky1861
Henry BarnesDeWitt County1856
Jack BarnesBastrop CountyVirginia1853
Jonas BarnesHill CountyTennessee1855
Joseph BarnesWharton County1866
Nelson BarnesJackson County1830
Noah BarnesWalker CountyAlabama1865
Paul BarnesJackson County1848
Pleasant BarnesCaldwell County
Richard BarnesWharton County1866
William BarnesFalls County

Barnes genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Barnes in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Jackson County holds 3 of the 26, Anderson County 2. 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 Barneses in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (5), Alabama (3) and North Carolina (2) 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 Barnes?

Jackson County (3), Anderson County (2), Falls County (2). In all, 26 registered across 19 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 Barnes appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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