Fenner · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Fenner in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Fenner registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Galveston County (1) and Guadalupe County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Fenners registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Fenner registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Fenners registered

Texas counties where the Fenners registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County150%
Guadalupe County150%

Where the Fenners were born

Birthplaces the Fenners reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Fenners reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Fenners
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Variations of Fenner

Every Fenner in the register

The Fenners in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Andrew FennerGalveston County1866
Henry FennerGuadalupe CountyAlabama1866

Fenner genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Fenner in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 1 of the 2, Guadalupe 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 Fenners in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 Fenner?

Galveston County (1), Guadalupe 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 Fenner appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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