Furlow · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Furlow in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Furlow registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1844.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Furlows registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Furlow registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1844
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Furlows registered

Texas counties where the Furlows registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County3100%

Where the Furlows were born

Birthplaces the Furlows reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama267%
Virginia133%

When the Furlows reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Furlows
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3

Every Furlow in the register

The Furlows in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Dallas FurlowAnderson CountyAlabama1844
Glascow FurlowAnderson CountyAlabama1849
Patrick FurlowAnderson CountyVirginia1849

Furlow genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Furlow in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 3 of the 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 Furlows in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2) and Virginia (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 Furlow?

Anderson County (3). In all, 3 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 Furlow appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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