Mayrant · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mayrant in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Mayrant registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Grayson County and reported Mississippi as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1859.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mayrants registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mayrant registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1859
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Mayrants registered

Texas counties where the Mayrants registered
CountyFreedmen%
Grayson County1100%

Where the Mayrants were born

Birthplaces the Mayrants reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Mayrants reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Mayrants
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Mayrant in the register

The Mayrants in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Grant MayrantGrayson CountyMississippi1859

Mayrant genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Mayrant in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Grayson 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.

Where did the Mayrants in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (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 Mayrant?

Grayson 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 Mayrant appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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