Farrell · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Farrell in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Farrell registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (1) and Leon County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1856.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Farrells registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Farrell registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1856
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Farrells registered

Texas counties where the Farrells registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County150%
Leon County150%

Where the Farrells were born

Birthplaces the Farrells reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky150%
South Carolina150%

When the Farrells reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Farrells
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Farrell in the register

The Farrells in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edmund FarrellColorado CountySouth Carolina1861
Robert FarrellLeon CountyKentucky1856

Farrell genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Farrell in Texas?

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

They reported Kentucky (1) and South Carolina (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 Farrell?

Colorado County (1), Leon 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 Farrell appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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