Fulton · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Fulton in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Fulton registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bexar County (1), Falls County (1) and Fayette County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Alabama and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1838.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Fultons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Fulton registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
5
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1838
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Fultons registered

Texas counties where the Fultons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bexar County120%
Falls County120%
Fayette County120%
Fort Bend County120%
Kerr County120%

Where the Fultons were born

Birthplaces the Fultons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee250%
Alabama125%
Texas125%

When the Fultons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Fultons
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
0
1850s
2
1860s
2

Every Fulton in the register

The Fultons in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jo FultonFalls County
John FultonBexar CountyTennessee1852
John FultonKerr CountyTennessee1852
Major FultonFayette CountyAlabama1862
Robert FultonFort Bend CountyTexas1838

Fulton genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Fulton in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bexar County holds 1 of the 5, Falls 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 Fultons in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (2), Alabama (1) and Texas (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 Fulton?

Bexar County (1), Falls County (1), Fayette County (1). In all, 5 registered across 5 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 Fulton appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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