Gardener · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gardener in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Gardener registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (1) and Walker County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gardeners registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gardener registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Gardeners registered

Texas counties where the Gardeners registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County150%
Walker County150%

Where the Gardeners were born

Birthplaces the Gardeners reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Gardeners reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Gardeners
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Variations of Gardener

Every Gardener in the register

The Gardeners in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Isiah GardenerFalls County
Job GardenerWalker CountyMississippi1852

Gardener genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gardener in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 1 of the 2, Walker 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 Gardner and Garden as well.

Where did the Gardeners in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (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 Gardener?

Falls County (1), Walker County (1). In all, 2 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 Gardener appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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