Dwyer · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dwyer in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Dwyer registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (1) and Brazos County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1844.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dwyers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dwyer registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1844
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Dwyers registered

Texas counties where the Dwyers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County150%
Brazos County150%

Where the Dwyers were born

Birthplaces the Dwyers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas1100%

When the Dwyers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dwyers
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2

Every Dwyer in the register

The Dwyers in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Douglas DwyerBrazoria CountyTexas1844
Martin DwyerBrazos County1847

Dwyer genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dwyer in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 1 of the 2, Brazos 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 Dwyers in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (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 Dwyer?

Brazoria County (1), Brazos County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Dwyer appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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