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Garrett in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 56 freedmen

56 freedmen named Garrett registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in San Augustine County (28), Walker County (7) and Harrison County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas, Virginia and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Garretts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Garrett registered, on the 1870 county map
56
Freedmen
15
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Garretts registered

Texas counties where the Garretts registered
CountyFreedmen%
San Augustine County2850%
Walker County713%
Harrison County35%
Wood County35%
Brazoria County24%
Galveston County24%
Jackson County24%
Van Zandt County24%
Anderson County12%
Colorado County12%
Falls County12%
Fayette County12%
Freestone County12%
Hardin County12%
Leon County12%

Where the Garretts were born

Birthplaces the Garretts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas1733%
Virginia1020%
Georgia714%
Louisiana510%
Tennessee36%
Alabama24%
North Carolina24%
South Carolina24%
Kentucky12%
Mississippi12%
Missouri12%

When the Garretts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Garretts
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
9
1850s
11
1860s
35

Variations of Garrett

Every Garrett in the register

The Garretts in the register, 1 to 50 of 56
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron GarrettSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Albert GarrettSan Augustine CountyNorth Carolina1866
Albert GarrettSan Augustine CountyLouisiana1866
Andrew GarrettSan Augustine CountyMissouri1866
Arthur GarrettSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Austin GarrettHarrison CountySouth Carolina1847
Austin GarrettSan Augustine CountyVirginia1866
Calvin M. GarrettWalker CountyAlabama1848
Captain GarrettWood CountyGeorgia1854
Cesar GarrettSan Augustine CountyNorth Carolina1866
Charles GarrettSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Daniel GarrettSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Daniel GarrettSan Augustine CountyTexas
Daniel GarrettVan Zandt CountyGeorgia1866
Edmond GarrettSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Ellic GarrettSan Augustine CountyTexas
Garriston GarrettGalveston County1844
George GarrettFreestone CountyAlabama1852
George GarrettSan Augustine CountyTexas
Hannibal GarrettJackson County1857
Harry GarrettSan Augustine CountyLouisiana1866
Henry GarrettSan Augustine CountyVirginia1866
Henry GarrettSan Augustine CountyTexas
Isaac GarrettSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Jackson GarrettWalker CountyTexas1846
James GarrettSan Augustine CountyVirginia1866
James GarrettWood CountyGeorgia1858
Jeremiah GarrettColorado CountyVirginia1860
Jesse GarrettSan Augustine CountyLouisiana1866
Jim GarrettAnderson CountyMississippi1850
John GarrettGalveston County1855
John GarrettJackson County1865
Jordan GarrettFayette CountyKentucky1855
Jordan GarrettWalker CountyTennessee1848
Joseph GarrettFalls County
Joseph GarrettHarrison CountyVirginia1864
Lewis GarrettSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
Lewis GarrettSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Louis GarrettLeon CountyVirginia1860
Marshall GarrettHardin CountyTexas1842
Ned GarrettSan Augustine CountyVirginia1866
Peter GarrettWalker CountyVirginia1849
Randall GarrettSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Robert GarrettSan Augustine CountyLouisiana1866
Sampson GarrettSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Stephen GarrettSan Augustine CountyLouisiana1866
Swept GarrettVan Zandt CountyGeorgia1866
Thomas GarrettBrazoria CountyGeorgia1855
Thomas GarrettBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1855
Thomas GarrettWalker CountyGeorgia1842

Garrett genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Garrett in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. San Augustine County holds 28 of the 56, Walker County 7. 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 Garret as well.

Where did the Garretts in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (17), Virginia (10) and Georgia (7) 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 Garrett?

San Augustine County (28), Walker County (7), Harrison County (3). In all, 56 registered across 15 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 Garrett appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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