Fagan · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Fagan in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Fagan registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (3) and Nueces County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, South Carolina and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Fagans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Fagan registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Fagans registered

Texas counties where the Fagans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County375%
Nueces County125%

Where the Fagans were born

Birthplaces the Fagans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama250%
South Carolina125%
Texas125%

When the Fagans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Fagans
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
2

Every Fagan in the register

The Fagans in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Daniel FaganHarrison CountyAlabama1859
Jacob FaganHarrison CountySouth Carolina1846
Richard FaganHarrison CountyAlabama1849
William FaganNueces CountyTexas1859

Fagan genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Fagan in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 3 of the 4, Nueces 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 Fagans in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2), South Carolina (1) and 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 Fagan?

Harrison County (3), Nueces County (1). In all, 4 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 Fagan appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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