Parr · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Parr in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Parr registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (2), Calhoun County (1) and Wood County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Parrs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Parr registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Parrs registered

Texas counties where the Parrs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County250%
Calhoun County125%
Wood County125%

Where the Parrs were born

Birthplaces the Parrs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama133%
Mississippi133%
South Carolina133%

When the Parrs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Parrs
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
2

Every Parr in the register

The Parrs in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Antony ParrFayette CountyMississippi1858
Harvey ParrCalhoun County1866
James ParrWood CountyAlabama1866
Richard ParrFayette CountySouth Carolina1855

Parr genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Parr in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 2 of the 4, Calhoun 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 Parrs in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Mississippi (1) and South 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 Parr?

Fayette County (2), Calhoun County (1), Wood County (1). In all, 4 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 Parr appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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