Cesar · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cesar in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Cesar registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (1), McLennan County (1) and Tarrant County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Cesars registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cesar registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Cesars registered

Texas counties where the Cesars registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County133%
McLennan County133%
Tarrant County133%

Where the Cesars were born

Birthplaces the Cesars reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky150%
South Carolina150%

When the Cesars reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Cesars
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
2

Every Cesar in the register

The Cesars in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benjamin CesarMcLennan County1866
Julius CesarTarrant CountyKentucky1862
Vernon CesarFort Bend CountySouth Carolina1849

Cesar genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cesar in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 1 of the 3, McLennan 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 Cesars in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (1) and South Carolina (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 Cesar?

Fort Bend County (1), McLennan County (1), Tarrant 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 Cesar appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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