Gardiner · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gardiner in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Gardiner registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (1) and Guadalupe County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

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

Where the Gardiners registered

Texas counties where the Gardiners registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County150%
Guadalupe County150%

Where the Gardiners were born

Birthplaces the Gardiners reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Gardiners reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Gardiners
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Variations of Gardiner

Every Gardiner in the register

The Gardiners in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Asa GardinerGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
Geo D. GardinerBrazos County1852

Gardiner genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gardiner in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 1 of the 2, Guadalupe 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 as well.

Where did the Gardiners in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Gardiner?

Brazos County (1), Guadalupe 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 Gardiner appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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