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Fields in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 71 freedmen

71 freedmen named Fields registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (14), Caldwell County (6) and Davis County (5). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Virginia and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1838.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Fieldses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Fields registered, on the 1870 county map
71
Freedmen
32
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1838
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Fieldses registered

Texas counties where the Fieldses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1420%
Caldwell County68%
Davis County57%
Galveston County46%
Guadalupe County46%
Fort Bend County34%
Walker County34%
Bexar County23%
Fayette County23%
Matagorda County23%
Victoria County23%
Wharton County23%
Wilson County23%
Wood County23%
Anderson County11%
Brazoria County11%
Cameron County11%
Colorado County11%
Dallas County11%
DeWitt County11%
Falls County11%
Hill County11%
Houston County11%
Hunt County11%
Lavaca County11%
Liberty County11%
Nueces County11%
San Augustine County11%
Shelby County11%
Tarrant County11%
Washington County11%
Williamson County11%

Where the Fieldses were born

Birthplaces the Fieldses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1527%
Virginia1221%
Mississippi713%
Tennessee713%
Kentucky59%
Georgia47%
Texas35%
South Carolina24%
Missouri12%

When the Fieldses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Fieldses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
12
1850s
20
1860s
36

Variations of Fields

Every Fields in the register

The Fieldses in the register, 1 to 50 of 71
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Adam FieldsBexar CountyAlabama1851
Alexander FieldsDavis CountyTennessee1852
Austin FieldsHarrison CountyTexas1846
Austin FieldsHunt CountyGeorgia1860
Bailey FieldsFort Bend County1866
Bellford FieldsHouston CountyKentucky1861
Ben FieldsFayette CountyTennessee1861
Benjamin FieldsSan Augustine CountyAlabama1866
Benjamin FieldsWalker CountyMississippi1862
Benjamin FieldsWilson CountyMississippi1863
Benjamin FieldsWilson County1864
Benjamin FieldsWood CountyAlabama1847
Cate FieldsGalveston County1862
Cato FieldsGalveston County1854
Cato FieldsWalker CountyAlabama
Charles FieldsHill CountyMissouri1863
Clinton FieldsDavis CountyAlabama1859
Daniel FieldsHarrison CountyTexas1846
Daniel FieldsMatagorda CountyVirginia1850
Edward FieldsDallas CountyKentucky1855
Frank FieldsDavis CountyAlabama1852
George FieldsColorado CountyKentucky1862
George FieldsLiberty CountyTexas
George FieldsVictoria County1866
George W. FieldsVictoria County1866
Granderson FieldsHarrison CountyVirginia1848
Grandison FieldsLavaca County1838
Henry FieldsCaldwell CountyVirginia1866
Henry FieldsFort Bend County1865
Henry FieldsGalveston CountyKentucky1866
Henry FieldsGuadalupe CountyMississippi1866
Henry FieldsGuadalupe CountyTennessee1866
Henry FieldsHarrison CountyAlabama1847
Henry FieldsWilliamson CountyMississippi1866
Isacc FieldsGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
Isom FieldsDavis CountyAlabama1856
Jab FieldsCaldwell CountySouth Carolina1866
Jack FieldsHarrison CountyGeorgia1858
James FieldsFalls County
James FieldsHarrison CountyAlabama1846
Jo FieldsGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
Joe FieldsWharton County1866
John FieldsCaldwell CountyVirginia1866
John FieldsFayette CountyTennessee1861
John FieldsFort Bend County1862
John FieldsHarrison CountyTennessee1846
John FieldsTarrant CountyTennessee1851
Jonas FieldsShelby CountyTennessee1855
Jordan FieldsHarrison CountyKentucky1863
Levi FieldsHarrison CountyVirginia1841

Fields genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Fields in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 14 of the 71, Caldwell County 6. 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 Fieldses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (15), Virginia (12) and Mississippi (7) as their birthplaces most often, and 3 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Fields?

Harrison County (14), Caldwell County (6), Davis County (5). In all, 71 registered across 32 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 Fields appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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