Ferrell · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ferrell in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Ferrell registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (3), Brazoria County (2) and Anderson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Mississippi and Missouri. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1836.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ferrells registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ferrell registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
4
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1836
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Ferrells registered

Texas counties where the Ferrells registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County343%
Brazoria County229%
Anderson County114%
Falls County114%

Where the Ferrells were born

Birthplaces the Ferrells reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia233%
Mississippi117%
Missouri117%
South Carolina117%
Tennessee117%

When the Ferrells reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ferrells
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
2
1850s
3

Every Ferrell in the register

The Ferrells in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham FerrellBastrop CountySouth Carolina1851
Abram FerrellBrazoria CountyVirginia1842
Antony FerrellBastrop CountyMissouri1836
Antony FerrellBastrop CountyTennessee1853
Robert FerrellBrazoria CountyMississippi1842
Sim FerrellAnderson CountyVirginia1859
William FerrellFalls County

Ferrell genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ferrell in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 3 of the 7, Brazoria County 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 Ferrells in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (2), Mississippi (1) and Missouri (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 Ferrell?

Bastrop County (3), Brazoria County (2), Anderson County (1). In all, 7 registered across 4 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 Ferrell appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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