Farmer · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Farmer in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 10 freedmen

10 freedmen named Farmer registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Caldwell County (2), Austin County (1) and Bastrop County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Missouri and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Farmers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Farmer registered, on the 1870 county map
10
Freedmen
9
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Farmers registered

Texas counties where the Farmers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Caldwell County220%
Austin County110%
Bastrop County110%
Bowie County110%
Fayette County110%
Harrison County110%
McLennan County110%
Tarrant County110%
Wharton County110%

Where the Farmers were born

Birthplaces the Farmers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia338%
Missouri225%
North Carolina225%
Texas113%

When the Farmers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Farmers
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
8

Every Farmer in the register

The Farmers in the register, 1 to 10 of 10
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Adam FarmerWharton County1866
Calvin FarmerHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1861
David FarmerMcLennan County1866
David FarmerTarrant CountyVirginia1859
Hardy FarmerFayette CountyNorth Carolina1860
James FarmerBastrop CountyVirginia1865
Jo FarmerBowie CountyTexas1849
John FarmerCaldwell CountyMissouri1866
John FarmerCaldwell CountyMissouri1866
Thomas FarmerAustin CountyVirginia1860

Farmer genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Farmer in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Caldwell County holds 2 of the 10, Austin 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 Farmers in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (3), Missouri (2) and North Carolina (2) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Farmer?

Caldwell County (2), Austin County (1), Bastrop County (1). In all, 10 registered across 9 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 Farmer appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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