Bonar · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bonar in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Bonar registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Brazoria County and reported Tennessee as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bonars registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bonar registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Bonars registered

Texas counties where the Bonars registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County1100%

Where the Bonars were born

Birthplaces the Bonars reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Bonars reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bonars
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1

Every Bonar in the register

The Bonars in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Joseph BonarBrazoria CountyTennessee1837

Bonar genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bonar in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 1 of the 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 Bonars in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Bonar?

Brazoria County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Bonar appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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