Fagans · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Fagans in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Fagans registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (1) and Wharton County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Faganses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Fagans registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Faganses registered

Texas counties where the Faganses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County150%
Wharton County150%

Where the Faganses were born

Birthplaces the Faganses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Faganses reached Texas

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

Every Fagans in the register

The Faganses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Peter FagansHarrison CountyAlabama1849
Peter FagansWharton County1866

Fagans genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Fagans in Texas?

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

They reported Alabama (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 Fagans?

Harrison County (1), Wharton 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 Fagans appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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