Mayfield · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mayfield in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 9 freedmen

9 freedmen named Mayfield registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Coryell County (1), Fort Bend County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Tennessee and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mayfields registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mayfield registered, on the 1870 county map
9
Freedmen
9
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Mayfields registered

Texas counties where the Mayfields registered
CountyFreedmen%
Coryell County111%
Fort Bend County111%
Harrison County111%
Hopkins County111%
Hunt County111%
Jasper County111%
Johnson County111%
Karnes County111%
Lamar County111%

Where the Mayfields were born

Birthplaces the Mayfields reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia343%
Tennessee229%
Alabama114%
Georgia114%

When the Mayfields reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Mayfields
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
2
1850s
3
1860s
2

Every Mayfield in the register

The Mayfields in the register, 1 to 9 of 9
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Gabe MayfieldFort Bend County1837
George MayfieldCoryell County1866
Henderson MayfieldHunt CountyVirginia1849
Henry MayfieldHopkins CountyGeorgia1863
James MayfieldHarrison CountyAlabama1849
James MayfieldJohnson CountyTennessee1857
Philip MayfieldKarnes CountyVirginia1851
Richard MayfieldJasper CountyTennessee
Russel MayfieldLamar CountyVirginia1853

Mayfield genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Mayfield in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Coryell County holds 1 of the 9, Fort Bend 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 Mayfields in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (3), Tennessee (2) and Alabama (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 Mayfield?

Coryell County (1), Fort Bend County (1), Harrison County (1). In all, 9 registered across 9 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 Mayfield appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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