Miner · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Miner in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Miner registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (1), Jackson County (1) and McLennan County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1859.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Miners registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Miner registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
1859
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Miners registered

Texas counties where the Miners registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County133%
Jackson County133%
McLennan County133%

When the Miners reached Texas

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

Every Miner in the register

The Miners in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James MinerMcLennan County1866
Lucius MinerBrazos County1864
Majer MinerJackson County1859

Miner genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Miner in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 1 of the 3, Jackson 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 Miner?

Brazos County (1), Jackson County (1), McLennan County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Miner appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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