Fisher · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Fisher in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 45 freedmen

45 freedmen named Fisher registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (9), Walker County (7) and Fort Bend County (6). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Virginia and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1832.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Fishers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Fisher registered, on the 1870 county map
45
Freedmen
16
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1832
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Fishers registered

Texas counties where the Fishers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County920%
Walker County716%
Fort Bend County613%
Brazos County37%
Falls County37%
Austin County24%
Colorado County24%
Leon County24%
McLennan County24%
San Augustine County24%
Tarrant County24%
Bowie County12%
Burleson County12%
Dallas County12%
Galveston County12%
Wharton County12%

Where the Fishers were born

Birthplaces the Fishers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama930%
Virginia620%
Tennessee413%
South Carolina310%
Kentucky27%
Texas27%
Georgia13%
Louisiana13%
Missouri13%
North Carolina13%

When the Fishers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Fishers
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
11
1850s
15
1860s
16

Every Fisher in the register

The Fishers in the register, 1 to 45 of 45
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abram FisherMcLennan County1866
Alec FisherAustin CountyTexas1864
Alexander FisherFort Bend CountyAlabama1846
Alford FisherHarrison CountyAlabama1847
Alfred FisherBrazos County1863
Alfred FisherWharton County1866
Alick FisherFort Bend County1850
Austin FisherFort Bend County1858
Biml FisherDallas CountyKentucky1858
David FisherWalker CountyVirginia
David FisherWalker CountyVirginia
Drayden FisherWalker CountySouth Carolina1856
G.N. FisherTarrant CountyTennessee1864
George FisherBowie CountyVirginia1849
George FisherBurleson County1855
George FisherFalls County
George FisherWalker CountyAlabama1854
Harry FisherLeon CountyVirginia1863
Isam FisherMcLennan County1866
J.L. FisherTarrant CountyMissouri1857
James FisherBrazos County1850
James FisherGalveston County1866
Jasper FisherHarrison CountyTennessee1848
Joe FisherFalls County1857
Lewis FisherWalker CountyGeorgia1857
Marshal FisherFalls County
Martin FisherWalker CountyKentucky1862
Moses FisherHarrison CountyAlabama1849
Nelson FisherWalker CountyAlabama1857
Randall FisherColorado CountyLouisiana1853
Reuben FisherHarrison CountyVirginia1849
Reuben FisherSan Augustine CountySouth Carolina1866
Richard FisherHarrison CountyAlabama1847
Sam FisherSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Samuel FisherColorado CountyVirginia1832
Solomon FisherAustin CountyAlabama
Starling FisherHarrison CountyAlabama1854
Stepney FisherHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1848
Thomas FisherBrazos County1849
Thomas FisherHarrison CountyTennessee1847
Washington FisherFort Bend County1849
Washington FisherLeon CountyAlabama1862
Wesley FisherFort Bend County1859
Wesley FisherFort Bend CountySouth Carolina1857
William FisherHarrison CountyTennessee1864

Fisher genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Fisher in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 9 of the 45, Walker County 7. 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 Fishers in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (9), Virginia (6) and Tennessee (4) 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 Fisher?

Harrison County (9), Walker County (7), Fort Bend County (6). In all, 45 registered across 16 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 Fisher appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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