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Fields in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 62 freedmen

62 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 Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1841.

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
62
Freedmen
26
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Fieldses registered

Texas counties where the Fieldses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1423%
Caldwell County610%
Davis County58%
Galveston County46%
Guadalupe County46%
Fort Bend County35%
Bexar County23%
Fayette County23%
Walker County23%
Wharton County23%
Wilson County23%
Wood County23%
Anderson County12%
Brazoria County12%
Cameron County12%
Colorado County12%
Dallas County12%
DeWitt County12%
Falls County12%
Hill County12%
Houston County12%
Hunt County12%
Nueces County12%
San Augustine County12%
Shelby County12%
Tarrant County12%

Where the Fieldses were born

Birthplaces the Fieldses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1427%
Virginia1020%
Tennessee714%
Mississippi612%
Kentucky510%
Georgia48%
South Carolina24%
Texas24%
Missouri12%

When the Fieldses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Fieldses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
12
1850s
17
1860s
32

Variations of Fields

Every Fields in the register

The Fieldses in the register, 1 to 50 of 62
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
Charles FieldsHill CountyMissouri1863
Clinton FieldsDavis CountyAlabama1859
Daniel FieldsHarrison CountyTexas1846
Edward FieldsDallas CountyKentucky1855
Frank FieldsDavis CountyAlabama1852
George FieldsColorado CountyKentucky1862
Granderson FieldsHarrison CountyVirginia1848
Henry FieldsCaldwell CountyVirginia1866
Henry FieldsFort Bend County1865
Henry FieldsGalveston CountyKentucky1866
Henry FieldsGuadalupe CountyMississippi1866
Henry FieldsGuadalupe CountyTennessee1866
Henry FieldsHarrison CountyAlabama1847
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
Lewis FieldsWood CountyGeorgia1859
Marshall FieldsHarrison CountyMississippi1847
Morgan FieldsCaldwell CountyAlabama1866
Moses FieldsBexar CountySouth Carolina1861
Powell FieldsHarrison CountyAlabama1846
Richards FieldsAnderson CountyVirginia1864
Robert FieldsBrazoria CountyMississippi1842

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 62, 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 (14), Virginia (10) and Tennessee (7) as their birthplaces most often, and 2 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, 62 registered across 26 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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