Conner · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Conner in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 9 freedmen

9 freedmen named Conner registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (2), Wharton County (2) and Caldwell County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Conners registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Conner registered, on the 1870 county map
9
Freedmen
7
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Conners registered

Texas counties where the Conners registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County222%
Wharton County222%
Caldwell County111%
DeWitt County111%
Falls County111%
Hopkins County111%
San Saba County111%

Where the Conners were born

Birthplaces the Conners reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina375%
Georgia125%

When the Conners reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Conners
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3
1860s
4

Every Conner in the register

The Conners in the register, 1 to 9 of 9
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George ConnerFayette CountyNorth Carolina1859
George E. ConnerFayette CountyNorth Carolina1859
Hal ConnerSan Saba County
Nelson ConnerCaldwell CountyGeorgia1866
Pane ConnerFalls County
Tom ConnerWharton County1866
Toney ConnerWharton County1866
William ConnerDeWitt County1853
Workman ConnerHopkins CountyNorth Carolina1863

Conner genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Conner in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 2 of the 9, Wharton County 2. 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 Conners in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (3) and Georgia (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 Conner?

Fayette County (2), Wharton County (2), Caldwell County (1). In all, 9 registered across 7 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 Conner appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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