Minor · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Minor in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Minor registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (1), DeWitt County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Minors registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Minor registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Minors registered

Texas counties where the Minors registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County125%
DeWitt County125%
Fort Bend County125%
Wood County125%

Where the Minors were born

Birthplaces the Minors reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana150%
North Carolina150%

When the Minors reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Minors
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3
1860s
1

Every Minor in the register

The Minors in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
David MinorWood CountyNorth Carolina1858
Gus MinorDeWitt County1853
Patterson MinorFort Bend County1866
Robert MinorBrazoria CountyLouisiana1852

Minor genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Minor in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 1 of the 4, DeWitt 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 Minors in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (1) and North Carolina (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 Minor?

Brazoria County (1), DeWitt County (1), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 4 registered across 4 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 Minor appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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