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Carter in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 139 freedmen

139 freedmen named Carter registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Freestone County (27), Harrison County (9) and Colorado County (8). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1826.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Carters registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Carter registered, on the 1870 county map
139
Freedmen
37
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1826
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Carters registered

Texas counties where the Carters registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County2719%
Harrison County96%
Colorado County86%
Galveston County86%
Brazos County75%
Walker County75%
Austin County64%
Davis County64%
Fort Bend County64%
Bastrop County54%
Falls County54%
Wharton County54%
Fayette County43%
Van Zandt County43%
Brazoria County32%
Burleson County32%
Caldwell County21%
Cherokee County21%
Hill County21%
McLennan County21%
Parker County21%
Anderson County1under 1%
Bexar County1under 1%
Bowie County1under 1%
Comal County1under 1%
Cooke County1under 1%
Dallas County1under 1%
DeWitt County1under 1%
Fannin County1under 1%
Grayson County1under 1%
Guadalupe County1under 1%
Jackson County1under 1%
Leon County1under 1%
Madison County1under 1%
Refugio County1under 1%
Wilson County1under 1%
Wood County1under 1%

Where the Carters were born

Birthplaces the Carters reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia3130%
Alabama2424%
South Carolina1212%
Georgia88%
Tennessee77%
Kentucky55%
North Carolina55%
Louisiana33%
Mississippi33%
Texas22%
Maryland1under 1%
Missouri1under 1%

When the Carters reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Carters
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
2
1830s
3
1840s
13
1850s
60
1860s
55

Every Carter in the register

The Carters in the register, 51 to 100 of 139
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Green CarterFreestone CountyAlabama1852
Green CarterLeon CountySouth Carolina1852
Green CarterMadison CountySouth Carolina1851
Gus CarterWalker CountyAlabama1851
Harry CarterColorado CountyTennessee1862
Henry CarterBowie CountySouth Carolina1859
Henry CarterBrazoria CountyTennessee1842
Henry CarterColorado CountyMississippi1850
Henry CarterFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Henry CarterFreestone CountyAlabama1852
Henry CarterWood CountyGeorgia1854
Hiram CarterFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1852
Isaac CarterAnderson CountyLouisiana1865
Isaac CarterAustin CountyVirginia1853
Isaac CarterFreestone CountyAlabama1852
Jack CarterWharton County1866
Jackson CarterFreestone CountyGeorgia1852
Jacob CarterFreestone CountyAlabama1853
James CarterWalker CountyVirginia1862
Jerry CarterFannin CountyTennessee1836
Jerry CarterHarrison CountyTexas1846
Jerry CarterParker CountyVirginia1864
Jesse CarterAustin CountySouth Carolina1854
Jesse CarterVan Zandt CountyTexas1847
John CarterAustin CountyVirginia1860
John CarterBastrop CountyAlabama1850
John CarterBrazos County1861
John CarterBurleson County1863
John CarterBurleson County1857
John CarterColorado CountySouth Carolina1859
John CarterFalls County
John CarterWalker CountyVirginia1851
John P. CarterMcLennan County1866
Joseph CarterFreestone CountyAlabama1852
Kelsey CarterBrazos County1842
Lambest CarterFayette CountyVirginia1858
Larkin CarterFreestone CountyAlabama1852
Levi CarterHarrison CountyGeorgia1859
Lewice CarterWalker CountyVirginia1853
Lewis CarterFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Luke CarterDavis CountyGeorgia1854
Madison CarterColorado CountySouth Carolina1859
Madison CarterFort Bend County1849
Major CarterHarrison CountyKentucky1846
Martin CarterCherokee CountyVirginia1866
Martin CarterFreestone CountyGeorgia1853
Martin CarterRefugio County
Monroe CarterGalveston County1863
Moses CarterBastrop CountyVirginia1860
Moses CarterDavis CountyAlabama1867

Carter genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Carter in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 27 of the 139, Harrison County 9. 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 Carters in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (31), Alabama (24) and South Carolina (12) as their birthplaces most often, and 2 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 Carter?

Freestone County (27), Harrison County (9), Colorado County (8). In all, 139 registered across 37 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 Carter appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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