Safferns · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Safferns in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Safferns registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Harrison County and reported Kentucky as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Saffernses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Safferns registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Saffernses registered

Texas counties where the Saffernses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1100%

Where the Saffernses were born

Birthplaces the Saffernses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky1100%

When the Saffernses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Saffernses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Safferns in the register

The Saffernses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Cater SaffernsHarrison CountyKentucky1846

Safferns genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Safferns in Texas?

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

They reported Kentucky (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 Safferns?

Harrison 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 Safferns appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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