Garret · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Garret in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named Garret registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in McLennan County (4), Anderson County (1) and Bosque County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Garrets registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Garret registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
5
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Garrets registered

Texas counties where the Garrets registered
CountyFreedmen%
McLennan County450%
Anderson County113%
Bosque County113%
Brazos County113%
Collin County113%

Where the Garrets were born

Birthplaces the Garrets reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky2100%

When the Garrets reached Texas

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

Variations of Garret

Every Garret in the register

The Garrets in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Daniel GarretBrazos County1855
Frank GarretMcLennan County
Greenberry GarretBosque County1852
Jefferson GarretMcLennan County1866
John GarretCollin CountyKentucky1854
Lyons GarretMcLennan County1867
Robert GarretAnderson CountyKentucky1851
Spencer GarretMcLennan County1866

Garret genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Garret in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. McLennan County holds 4 of the 8, Anderson 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 Garrett as well.

Where did the Garrets in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (2) 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 Garret?

McLennan County (4), Anderson County (1), Bosque County (1). In all, 8 registered across 5 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 Garret appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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