Fielder · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Fielder in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Fielder registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Caldwell County (1), Cherokee County (1) and Freestone County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Fielders registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Fielder registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Fielders registered

Texas counties where the Fielders registered
CountyFreedmen%
Caldwell County133%
Cherokee County133%
Freestone County133%

Where the Fielders were born

Birthplaces the Fielders reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Georgia150%

When the Fielders reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Fielders
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
2

Variations of Fielder

Every Fielder in the register

The Fielders in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Harrison FielderCaldwell County1866
Mason FielderFreestone CountyAlabama1853
Nelson FielderCherokee CountyGeorgia1866

Fielder genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Fielder in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Caldwell County holds 1 of the 3, Cherokee 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 Field as well.

Where did the Fielders in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) 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 Fielder?

Caldwell County (1), Cherokee County (1), Freestone County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Fielder appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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