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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, 101 to 139 of 139
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Moses CarterFreestone CountyGeorgia1852
Ned CarterWalker CountyVirginia1862
Nelson CarterBastrop CountySouth Carolina1861
Nelson CarterBrazos County1849
Nelson CarterJackson County1853
Oscar CarterGalveston County
Peter CarterAustin CountyTennessee1851
Peter CarterBastrop CountyVirginia1851
Philip CarterBrazos County1848
Phillips CarterWharton County1866
Pompii CarterHarrison CountyVirginia1858
Price CarterFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Sam'l CarterDallas CountyNorth Carolina1854
Samuel CarterGalveston County1866
Samuel CarterHarrison CountyGeorgia1852
San CarterFreestone CountyVirginia1853
Shivad CarterFreestone CountyAlabama1852
Simeon CarterFalls County
Spencer CarterBrazos County1862
Stephen CarterComal CountyKentucky1861
Stephen CarterFalls County
Stephen CarterParker CountyTennessee1859
Texas CarterMcLennan County1866
Theodore CarterFort Bend County1826
Thomas CarterBrazoria CountyKentucky1858
Thomas CarterHarrison CountyVirginia1862
Thomas CarterVan Zandt CountyAlabama1866
Washington CarterGalveston County1866
Wiley CarterDavis CountyVirginia1854
Wiliam CarterColorado CountyVirginia1857
William CarterGuadalupe CountyKentucky1866
Willis CarterFalls County
Willis CarterFayette CountyMississippi1840
Willis CarterFreestone CountySouth Carolina1867
Winn CarterAustin CountyVirginia1857
Wm CarterGalveston County1865
Wm. CarterCooke CountyMissouri1857
Wright CarterCaldwell CountyVirginia1866
Yock CarterBrazos County1861

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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