Frazier · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Frazier in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 19 freedmen

19 freedmen named Frazier registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Davis County (4), Harrison County (3) and Burleson County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Fraziers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Frazier registered, on the 1870 county map
19
Freedmen
11
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1840
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Fraziers registered

Texas counties where the Fraziers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Davis County421%
Harrison County316%
Burleson County211%
Falls County211%
Wharton County211%
Bastrop County15%
Colorado County15%
Freestone County15%
Galveston County15%
Jefferson County15%
Wood County15%

Where the Fraziers were born

Birthplaces the Fraziers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky217%
South Carolina217%
Tennessee217%
Texas217%
Alabama18%
Georgia18%
Maryland18%
Virginia18%

When the Fraziers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Fraziers
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
6
1860s
8

Every Frazier in the register

The Fraziers in the register, 1 to 19 of 19
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abe FrazierDavis CountyTexas1867
Alford FrazierHarrison CountyTennessee1846
Charles FrazierWood CountyMaryland1857
Daniel FrazierGalveston CountyVirginia1865
Elick FrazierDavis CountyTexas1840
George FrazierBastrop CountyKentucky1854
Henry FrazierWharton County1866
James FrazierDavis CountyTennessee1847
James FrazierDavis CountyGeorgia1856
Jefferson FrazierHarrison CountyKentucky1851
Jerry FrazierJefferson County1857
Jessee FrazierHarrison CountySouth Carolina1853
Mathis FrazierWharton County1866
Matt FrazierColorado CountySouth Carolina1865
Moses FrazierFalls County
Sidney FrazierFalls County
W. M. FrazierBurleson County1865
W.M. FrazierBurleson County1865
William FrazierFreestone CountyAlabama1867

Frazier genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Frazier in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Davis County holds 4 of the 19, Harrison County 3. 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 Fraziers in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (2), South Carolina (2) and Tennessee (2) 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 Frazier?

Davis County (4), Harrison County (3), Burleson County (2). In all, 19 registered across 11 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 Frazier appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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