Farr · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Farr in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Farr registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Newton County (5) and Fayette County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1858.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Farrs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Farr registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
2
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1858
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Farrs registered

Texas counties where the Farrs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Newton County583%
Fayette County117%

Where the Farrs were born

Birthplaces the Farrs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi6100%

When the Farrs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Farrs
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
5
1860s
1

Every Farr in the register

The Farrs in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benjamin FarrNewton CountyMississippi1859
Berry FarrNewton CountyMississippi1858
David FarrNewton CountyMississippi1858
Isaac FarrNewton CountyMississippi1859
Joshuary FarrNewton CountyMississippi1858
Tom FarrFayette CountyMississippi1860

Farr genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Farr in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Newton County holds 5 of the 6, Fayette 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 Farrs in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (6) 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 Farr?

Newton County (5), Fayette County (1). In all, 6 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 Farr appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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