Fennel · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Fennel in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Fennel registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Guadalupe County (7). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Virginia and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Fennels registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Fennel registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Fennels registered

Texas counties where the Fennels registered
CountyFreedmen%
Guadalupe County7100%

Where the Fennels were born

Birthplaces the Fennels reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama343%
Virginia229%
Georgia114%
North Carolina114%

When the Fennels reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Fennels
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
7

Every Fennel in the register

The Fennels in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert FennelGuadalupe CountyAlabama1866
Benj. FennelGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
Emerson FennelGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
Jack FennelGuadalupe CountyGeorgia1867
Peter FennelGuadalupe CountyAlabama1866
Robert FennelGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
Wessly FennelGuadalupe CountyAlabama1866

Fennel genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Fennel in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Guadalupe County holds 7 of the 7. 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 Fennels in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (3), Virginia (2) and Georgia (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 Fennel?

Guadalupe County (7). In all, 7 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 Fennel appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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