Fowler · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Fowler in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 10 freedmen

10 freedmen named Fowler registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Falls County (2), Anderson County (1) and Brazos County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Fowlers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Fowler registered, on the 1870 county map
10
Freedmen
9
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Fowlers registered

Texas counties where the Fowlers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County220%
Anderson County110%
Brazos County110%
Freestone County110%
Jasper County110%
McLennan County110%
Newton County110%
Shelby County110%
Walker County110%

Where the Fowlers were born

Birthplaces the Fowlers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia233%
Alabama117%
Mississippi117%
North Carolina117%
South Carolina117%

When the Fowlers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Fowlers
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
5

Every Fowler in the register

The Fowlers in the register, 1 to 10 of 10
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benjamin FowlerNewton CountyMississippi
Charlie FowlerBrazos County1861
Daniel FowlerShelby CountyGeorgia1864
David FowlerFalls County
Elias FowlerMcLennan County1866
Jesse FowlerFreestone CountySouth Carolina1864
John FowlerJasper CountyAlabama
Rippen FowlerWalker CountyNorth Carolina
Samuel FowlerFalls County
Walter FowlerAnderson CountyGeorgia1857

Fowler genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Fowler in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 2 of the 10, Anderson 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Fowlers in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (2), Alabama (1) and Mississippi (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 Fowler?

Falls County (2), Anderson County (1), Brazos County (1). In all, 10 registered across 9 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 Fowler appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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