Gainer · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gainer in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Gainer registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Jefferson County (2) and Galveston County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1859.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gainers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gainer registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
1859
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Gainers registered

Texas counties where the Gainers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Jefferson County267%
Galveston County133%

When the Gainers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Gainers
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
1

Variations of Gainer

Every Gainer in the register

The Gainers in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry GainerJefferson County1859
Isaac GainerGalveston County
Wilson GainerJefferson County1859

Gainer genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gainer in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Jefferson County holds 2 of the 3, Galveston 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 look under Gaines as well.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Gainer?

Jefferson County (2), Galveston County (1). In all, 3 registered across 2 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 Gainer appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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