Barter · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Barter in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Barter registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (1), Cherokee County (1) and Collin County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Kentucky and Missouri. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Barters registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Barter registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Barters registered

Texas counties where the Barters registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County133%
Cherokee County133%
Collin County133%

Where the Barters were born

Birthplaces the Barters reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia133%
Kentucky133%
Missouri133%

When the Barters reached Texas

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

Every Barter in the register

The Barters in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Calaway BarterBastrop CountyMissouri1855
George J. BarterCollin CountyKentucky1860
Oliver BarterCherokee CountyGeorgia1866

Barter genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Barter in Texas?

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

They reported Georgia (1), Kentucky (1) and Missouri (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 Barter?

Bastrop County (1), Cherokee County (1), Collin 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 Barter appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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