Nighter · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Nighter in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Nighter registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Burleson County, reaching Texas about 1864.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Nighters registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Nighter registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1864
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Nighters registered

Texas counties where the Nighters registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County1100%

When the Nighters reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Nighters
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Nighter in the register

The Nighters in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jap. P. NighterBurleson County1864

Nighter genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Nighter in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson 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 Nighter?

Burleson 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 Nighter appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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