Easter · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Easter in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Easter registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (1) and McLennan County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1864.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Easters registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Easter registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1864
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Easters registered

Texas counties where the Easters registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County150%
McLennan County150%

Where the Easters were born

Birthplaces the Easters reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana1100%

When the Easters reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Easters
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Easter in the register

The Easters in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jiles EasterAustin CountyLouisiana1864
Pope EasterMcLennan County1866

Easter genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Easter in Texas?

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

They reported Louisiana (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 Easter?

Austin County (1), McLennan 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 Easter appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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