Payor · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Payor in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Payor registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Anderson County and reported Virginia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Payors registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Payor registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Payors registered

Texas counties where the Payors registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County1100%

Where the Payors were born

Birthplaces the Payors reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Payors reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Payors
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Payor in the register

The Payors in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George PayorAnderson CountyVirginia1852

Payor genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Payor in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson 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 Payors in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (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 Payor?

Anderson 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 Payor appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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