Slater · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Slater in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Slater registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1834.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Slaters registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Slater registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1834
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Slaters registered

Texas counties where the Slaters registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County150%
Fort Bend County150%

When the Slaters reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Slaters
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
0
1850s
1

Every Slater in the register

The Slaters in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Hayell SlaterBrazos County1859
Steven SlaterFort Bend County1834

Slater genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Slater in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 1 of the 2, Fort Bend County 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Slater?

Brazos County (1), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Slater appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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