Dearing · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dearing in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Dearing registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gillespie County (1), Kendall County (1) and Walker County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Arkansas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dearings registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dearing registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Arkansas
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Dearings registered

Texas counties where the Dearings registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gillespie County133%
Kendall County133%
Walker County133%

Where the Dearings were born

Birthplaces the Dearings reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Arkansas1100%

When the Dearings reached Texas

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

Every Dearing in the register

The Dearings in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Martin DearingWalker CountyArkansas
Washington DearingGillespie County1837
Washington DearingKendall County1842

Dearing genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dearing in Texas?

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

They reported Arkansas (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 Dearing?

Gillespie County (1), Kendall County (1), Walker 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 Dearing appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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