Farthing · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Farthing in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Farthing registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Harrison County and reported Alabama as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Farthings registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Farthing registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Farthings registered

Texas counties where the Farthings registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1100%

Where the Farthings were born

Birthplaces the Farthings reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Farthings reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Farthings
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Farthing in the register

The Farthings in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edmund FarthingHarrison CountyAlabama1847

Farthing genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Farthing in Texas?

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

They reported Alabama (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 Farthing?

Harrison 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 Farthing appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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