Barnes · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Barnes in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 34 freedmen

34 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 Mississippi. 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
34
Freedmen
23
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1830
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Barneses registered

Texas counties where the Barneses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Jackson County39%
Anderson County26%
Falls County26%
Freestone County26%
Hill County26%
Jasper County26%
Matagorda County26%
Tyler County26%
Victoria County26%
Wharton County26%
Bastrop County13%
Bosque County13%
Brazos County13%
Caldwell County13%
Dallas County13%
DeWitt County13%
Fayette County13%
Galveston County13%
Guadalupe County13%
Harrison County13%
Johnson County13%
Leon County13%
Walker County13%

Where the Barneses were born

Birthplaces the Barneses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia630%
Alabama420%
Mississippi210%
North Carolina210%
South Carolina210%
Georgia15%
Kentucky15%
Louisiana15%
Tennessee15%

When the Barneses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Barneses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
3
1840s
3
1850s
13
1860s
11

Every Barnes in the register

The Barneses in the register, 1 to 34 of 34
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham BarnesBosque County1851
Aleck BarnesVictoria County1866
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
Isaac BarnesMatagorda CountySouth Carolina1842
Jack BarnesBastrop CountyVirginia1853
Jackson BarnesTyler CountySouth Carolina1850
Jonas BarnesHill CountyTennessee1855
Joseph BarnesWharton County1866
Judge BarnesJasper CountyAlabama
Lee BarnesJasper CountyLouisiana
Nelson BarnesJackson County1830
Noah BarnesWalker CountyAlabama1865
Paul BarnesJackson County1848
Peter BarnesVictoria County
Pleasant BarnesCaldwell County
Richard BarnesWharton County1866
Syras BarnesTyler CountyMississippi1851
William BarnesFalls County
William BarnesMatagorda CountyVirginia1850

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 34, 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 (6), Alabama (4) and Mississippi (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, 34 registered across 23 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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