Friend · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Friend in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Friend registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Walker County and reported Georgia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1864.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Friends registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Friend registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1864
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Friends registered

Texas counties where the Friends registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County1100%

Where the Friends were born

Birthplaces the Friends reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1100%

When the Friends reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Friends
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Friend in the register

The Friends in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jeum FriendWalker CountyGeorgia1864

Friend genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Friend in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker 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 Friends in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (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 Friend?

Walker 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 Friend appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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