Figers · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Figers in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Figers registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Matagorda County and reported Tennessee as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Figerses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Figers registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Figerses registered

Texas counties where the Figerses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Matagorda County1100%

Where the Figerses were born

Birthplaces the Figerses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Figerses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Figerses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Figers in the register

The Figerses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Thomas FigersMatagorda CountyTennessee1842

Figers genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Figers in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Matagorda County holds 1 of the 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Figerses in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (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 Figers?

Matagorda County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Figers appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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