Connor · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Connor in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Connor registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (1), Fayette County (1) and Nueces County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1839.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Connors registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Connor registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1839
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Connors registered

Texas counties where the Connors registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County133%
Fayette County133%
Nueces County133%

Where the Connors were born

Birthplaces the Connors reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina267%
Virginia133%

When the Connors reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Connors
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
0
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Connor in the register

The Connors in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
B.B. ConnorFayette CountyNorth Carolina1859
John ConnorColorado CountyVirginia1839
William ConnorNueces CountyNorth Carolina1863

Connor genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Connor in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 1 of the 3, Fayette 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 Connors in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (2) and Virginia (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 Connor?

Colorado County (1), Fayette County (1), Nueces 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 Connor appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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