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Porter in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 52 freedmen

52 freedmen named Porter registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Brazoria County (7), Burleson County (6) and Brazos County (4). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Louisiana and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1827.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Porters registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Porter registered, on the 1870 county map
52
Freedmen
21
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Porters registered

Texas counties where the Porters registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County713%
Burleson County612%
Brazos County48%
Fayette County48%
Harrison County48%
McLennan County48%
Guadalupe County36%
Colorado County24%
Falls County24%
Freestone County24%
San Augustine County24%
Walker County24%
Wharton County24%
Bastrop County12%
Bexar County12%
Caldwell County12%
Calhoun County12%
DeWitt County12%
Galveston County12%
Madison County12%
Orange County12%

Where the Porters were born

Birthplaces the Porters reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia723%
Louisiana516%
South Carolina413%
Alabama310%
Tennessee310%
Kentucky26%
Mississippi26%
North Carolina26%
Virginia26%
Maryland13%

When the Porters reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Porters
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
2
1830s
1
1840s
9
1850s
14
1860s
24

Every Porter in the register

The Porters in the register, 1 to 50 of 52
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Adam PorterFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Anderson PorterGuadalupe CountySouth Carolina1867
Arthur PorterWalker CountyTennessee1862
Byson PorterBastrop CountySouth Carolina1865
C. PorterBurleson County1843
Calvin PorterBrazoria CountyLouisiana1852
Carral PorterMcLennan County1866
Cato PorterBurleson County1847
Charles PorterBexar CountyMississippi1843
Edmund PorterHarrison CountyGeorgia1858
Edward PorterBrazoria CountyVirginia1827
Edward PorterBrazos County1861
Eli PorterColorado CountyAlabama1852
General PorterMcLennan County1866
Geo. PorterBrazos County1866
Geo. W PorterMcLennan County1866
George PorterBurleson County1842
George PorterCaldwell CountyNorth Carolina1866
George PorterFalls County
George PorterGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
George PorterHarrison CountyGeorgia1857
Green PorterFayette CountySouth Carolina1864
Henry PorterFalls County
Henry PorterFayette CountyGeorgia1837
Isaac PorterDeWitt County1850
James PorterBrazoria CountyGeorgia1852
James PorterBrazos County1859
James PorterBrazos County1854
James PorterFreestone CountySouth Carolina1867
Jerry PorterHarrison CountyGeorgia1859
John PorterBurleson County1864
John PorterMadison CountyKentucky1857
Josiah PorterBrazoria CountyMississippi1827
Lott PorterMcLennan County1867
Lucas PorterGuadalupe CountyKentucky1866
Manuel PorterColorado CountyTennessee1857
Marshall PorterBurleson County1847
Meshack PorterSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
Nelson PorterOrange CountyLouisiana
Peter PorterSan Augustine CountyLouisiana
Philip PorterBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1847
R. PorterBurleson County1847
Robert PorterGalveston County1849
Slanton PorterFayette CountyGeorgia1855
Soloman PorterBrazoria CountyLouisiana1852
Stephen PorterBrazoria CountyMaryland1863
Thomas PorterCalhoun County1866
Washington PorterWharton County1866
William PorterFayette CountyAlabama1840
William PorterWalker CountyLouisiana1865

Porter genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Porter in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 7 of the 52, Burleson County 6. 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 Porters in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (7), Louisiana (5) and South Carolina (4) 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 Porter?

Brazoria County (7), Burleson County (6), Brazos County (4). In all, 52 registered across 21 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 Porter appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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