Majors · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Majors in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Majors registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (2) and Johnson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Majorses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Majors registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Majorses registered

Texas counties where the Majorses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County267%
Johnson County133%

Where the Majorses were born

Birthplaces the Majorses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama133%
Arkansas133%
Tennessee133%

When the Majorses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Majorses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
1

Every Majors in the register

The Majorses in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Andrew MajorsBastrop CountyArkansas1850
Daniel MajorsJohnson CountyAlabama1859
Robert MajorsBastrop CountyTennessee1860

Majors genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Majors in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 2 of the 3, Johnson 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 Majorses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Arkansas (1) and Tennessee (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 Majors?

Bastrop County (2), Johnson County (1). In all, 3 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 Majors appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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