Swann · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Swann in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Swann registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1) and Parker County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Swanns registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Swann registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Swanns registered

Texas counties where the Swanns registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County150%
Parker County150%

Where the Swanns were born

Birthplaces the Swanns reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky150%
Tennessee150%

When the Swanns reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Swanns
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1

Every Swann in the register

The Swanns in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Lewis SwannParker CountyKentucky1852
Nathan SwannAnderson CountyTennessee1849

Swann genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Swann in Texas?

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

Where did the Swanns in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (1) and Tennessee (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 Swann?

Anderson County (1), Parker 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 Swann appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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