Fatherer · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Fatherer in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Fatherer registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Fayette County and reported Mississippi as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Fatherers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Fatherer registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Fatherers registered

Texas counties where the Fatherers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County1100%

Where the Fatherers were born

Birthplaces the Fatherers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Fatherers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Fatherers
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Fatherer in the register

The Fatherers in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Claiborne FathererFayette CountyMississippi1848

Fatherer genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Fatherer in Texas?

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

They reported Mississippi (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 Fatherer?

Fayette 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 Fatherer appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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