Fay · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Fay in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Fay registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Brazoria County and reported Tennessee as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1847.

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

Where the Fays registered

Texas counties where the Fays registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County1100%

Where the Fays were born

Birthplaces the Fays reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Fays reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Fays
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Fay in the register

The Fays in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Wesley FayBrazoria CountyTennessee1847

Fay genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Fay in Texas?

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

They reported Tennessee (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 Fay?

Brazoria 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 Fay appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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