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Fair in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Fair registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1) and DeWitt County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Fairs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Fair registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Fairs registered

Texas counties where the Fairs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County150%
DeWitt County150%

Where the Fairs were born

Birthplaces the Fairs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1100%

When the Fairs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Fairs
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Fair in the register

The Fairs in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles FairAnderson CountyGeorgia1855
James FairDeWitt County1853

Fair genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Fair in Texas?

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

They reported Georgia (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 Fair?

Anderson County (1), DeWitt 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 Fair appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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