Fenly · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Fenly in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Fenly registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Jasper County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and Louisiana.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Fenlys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Fenly registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace

Where the Fenlys registered

Texas counties where the Fenlys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Jasper County2100%

Where the Fenlys were born

Birthplaces the Fenlys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky150%
Louisiana150%

Every Fenly in the register

The Fenlys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Elijah FenlyJasper CountyLouisiana
Griffin FenlyJasper CountyKentucky

Fenly genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Fenly in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Jasper County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Fenlys in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (1) and Louisiana (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 Fenly?

Jasper County (2). In all, 2 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 Fenly appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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