Reader · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Reader in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Reader registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Fayette County and reported Maryland as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1862.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Readers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Reader registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Maryland
Largest birthplace
1862
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Readers registered

Texas counties where the Readers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County1100%

Where the Readers were born

Birthplaces the Readers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Maryland1100%

When the Readers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Readers
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Reader in the register

The Readers in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Joe ReaderFayette CountyMaryland1862

Reader genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Reader in Texas?

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

They reported Maryland (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 Reader?

Fayette 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 Reader appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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