Matters · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Matters in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Matters registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Kendall County, reaching Texas about 1858.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Matterses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Matters registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1858
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Matterses registered

Texas counties where the Matterses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Kendall County1100%

When the Matterses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Matterses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Matters in the register

The Matterses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Bob MattersKendall County1858

Matters genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Matters in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Kendall County holds 1 of the 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 Matters?

Kendall County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Matters appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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