Sasser · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sasser in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Sasser registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Davis County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Sassers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sasser registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Sassers registered

Texas counties where the Sassers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Davis County3100%

Where the Sassers were born

Birthplaces the Sassers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina3100%

When the Sassers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sassers
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3

Every Sasser in the register

The Sassers in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Isaac SasserDavis CountyNorth Carolina1853
Jacob SasserDavis CountyNorth Carolina1852
Wright SasserDavis CountyNorth Carolina1851

Sasser genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sasser in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Davis County holds 3 of the 3. 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 Sassers in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (3) 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 Sasser?

Davis County (3). In all, 3 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 Sasser appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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