Faires · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Faires in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Faires registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Johnson County and reported Virginia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Faireses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Faires registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Faireses registered

Texas counties where the Faireses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Johnson County1100%

Where the Faireses were born

Birthplaces the Faireses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Faireses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Faireses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Faires in the register

The Faireses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
K FairesJohnson CountyVirginia1853

Faires genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Faires in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Johnson 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 Faireses in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Faires?

Johnson 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 Faires appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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