Barnett · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Barnett in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 16 freedmen

16 freedmen named Barnett registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Caldwell County (6), Bastrop County (3) and Anderson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, North Carolina and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Barnetts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Barnett registered, on the 1870 county map
16
Freedmen
9
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Barnetts registered

Texas counties where the Barnetts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Caldwell County638%
Bastrop County319%
Anderson County16%
Bowie County16%
Brazos County16%
Davis County16%
Harrison County16%
Hays County16%
San Saba County16%

Where the Barnetts were born

Birthplaces the Barnetts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia323%
North Carolina323%
Alabama215%
Virginia215%
Kentucky18%
Mississippi18%
Texas18%

When the Barnetts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Barnetts
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
4
1860s
9

Every Barnett in the register

The Barnetts in the register, 1 to 16 of 16
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Adam BarnettCaldwell CountyGeorgia1866
Adam BarnettSan Saba County
Daniel BarnettCaldwell County
Henry BarnettBastrop CountyVirginia1863
Iram BarnettCaldwell CountyGeorgia1866
Jack BarnettCaldwell CountyNorth Carolina1866
Jim BarnettBastrop CountyVirginia1864
Joe BarnettDavis CountyGeorgia1853
Josephus BarnettBastrop CountyKentucky1852
Peter BarnettAnderson CountyAlabama1855
Peter BarnettBowie CountyNorth Carolina1849
Richmond BarnettHays CountyTexas
Robert BarnettCaldwell CountyAlabama1866
Samuel BarnettHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1846
Simon BarnettCaldwell CountyMississippi1866
Thornton BarnettBrazos County1854

Barnett genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Barnett in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Caldwell County holds 6 of the 16, Bastrop County 3. 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 Barnetts in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (3), North Carolina (3) and Alabama (2) 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 Barnett?

Caldwell County (6), Bastrop County (3), Anderson County (1). In all, 16 registered across 9 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 Barnett appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

Texas genealogy: keep looking

All surnamesAll countiesBrowse by birthplaceSearch Barnett by first name