Ember · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ember in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Ember registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Hays County and reported Mississippi as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Embers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ember registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Embers registered

Texas counties where the Embers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hays County1100%

Where the Embers were born

Birthplaces the Embers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Embers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Embers
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Ember in the register

The Embers in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George EmberHays CountyMississippi1866

Ember genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ember in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Hays County holds 1 of the 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 Embers in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (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 Ember?

Hays County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Ember appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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