Fennell · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Fennell in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Fennell registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Caldwell County (1) and Leon County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Fennells registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Fennell registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Fennells registered

Texas counties where the Fennells registered
CountyFreedmen%
Caldwell County150%
Leon County150%

Where the Fennells were born

Birthplaces the Fennells reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina150%
Virginia150%

When the Fennells reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Fennells
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Variations of Fennell

Every Fennell in the register

The Fennells in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Camron FennellCaldwell CountyVirginia1866
Larry FennellLeon CountyNorth Carolina1857

Fennell genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Fennell in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Caldwell County holds 1 of the 2, Leon County 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 look under Fennel as well.

Where did the Fennells in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (1) and Virginia (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 Fennell?

Caldwell County (1), Leon County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 Texas counties 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 Fennell appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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