Mather · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mather in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Mather registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (1) and McLennan County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mathers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mather registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Mathers registered

Texas counties where the Mathers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County150%
McLennan County150%

When the Mathers reached Texas

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

Every Mather in the register

The Mathers in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Dennis MatherMcLennan County1866
Isaac MatherGonzales County1851

Mather genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Mather in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 1 of the 2, McLennan 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Mather?

Gonzales County (1), McLennan 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 Mather appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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