Gardner · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gardner in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named Gardner registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Brazoria County (1), Brazos County (1) and Davis County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Mississippi and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gardners registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gardner registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
8
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Gardners registered

Texas counties where the Gardners registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County113%
Brazos County113%
Davis County113%
Fort Bend County113%
Freestone County113%
Galveston County113%
Shelby County113%
Wharton County113%

Where the Gardners were born

Birthplaces the Gardners reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia125%
Mississippi125%
North Carolina125%
South Carolina125%

When the Gardners reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Gardners
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
4
1860s
4

Every Gardner in the register

The Gardners in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Adam GardnerDavis CountyGeorgia1858
Charles GardnerGalveston County1866
Columbus GardnerFreestone CountyMississippi1865
David GardnerBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1854
Harry GardnerShelby CountyNorth Carolina1865
Jackson GardnerWharton County1866
Joe GardnerFort Bend County1852
S. O. GardnerBrazos County1856

Gardner genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gardner in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 1 of the 8, Brazos 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 Gardners in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1), Mississippi (1) and North Carolina (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 Gardner?

Brazoria County (1), Brazos County (1), Davis County (1). In all, 8 registered across 8 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 Gardner appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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