Speer · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Speer in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Speer registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Dallas County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Speers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Speer registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Speers registered

Texas counties where the Speers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Dallas County2100%

Where the Speers were born

Birthplaces the Speers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky2100%

When the Speers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Speers
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Speer in the register

The Speers in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ch's SpeerDallas CountyKentucky1852
Jordan SpeerDallas CountyKentucky1852

Speer genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Speer in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Dallas County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Speers in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (2) 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 Speer?

Dallas County (2). In all, 2 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 Speer appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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