Flower · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Flower in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Flower registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (2) and Burleson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Flowers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Flower registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Flowers registered

Texas counties where the Flowers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County267%
Burleson County133%

Where the Flowers were born

Birthplaces the Flowers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina2100%

When the Flowers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Flowers
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3

Variations of Flower

Every Flower in the register

The Flowers in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ben FlowerFayette CountyNorth Carolina1852
Billie FlowerFayette CountyNorth Carolina1850
Jacob FlowerBurleson County1855

Flower genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Flower in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 2 of the 3, Burleson 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 Flowers as well.

Where did the Flowers in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (2) 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 Flower?

Fayette County (2), Burleson County (1). In all, 3 registered across 2 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 Flower appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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