Tiner · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Tiner in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Tiner registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Guadalupe County (1) and Walker County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1858.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Tiners registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Tiner registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1858
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Tiners registered

Texas counties where the Tiners registered
CountyFreedmen%
Guadalupe County150%
Walker County150%

Where the Tiners were born

Birthplaces the Tiners reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky150%
Mississippi150%

When the Tiners reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Tiners
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Tiner in the register

The Tiners in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edmon TinerWalker CountyMississippi1858
Jim TinerGuadalupe CountyKentucky1867

Tiner genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Tiner in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Guadalupe County holds 1 of the 2, Walker 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 Tiners in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (1) and Mississippi (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 Tiner?

Guadalupe County (1), Walker 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 Tiner appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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