Fain · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Fain in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Fain registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (2) and Houston County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Fains registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Fain registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Fains registered

Texas counties where the Fains registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County267%
Houston County133%

Where the Fains were born

Birthplaces the Fains reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia133%
South Carolina133%
Virginia133%

When the Fains reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Fains
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Fain in the register

The Fains in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Bill FainAnderson CountyVirginia1856
Bob FainAnderson CountySouth Carolina1847
John FainHouston CountyGeorgia1860

Fain genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Fain in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 2 of the 3, Houston 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 Fains in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1), South Carolina (1) and Virginia (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 Fain?

Anderson County (2), Houston County (1). In all, 3 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 Fain appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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