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Turner in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 105 freedmen

105 freedmen named Turner registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Brazos County (14), Harrison County (13) and Colorado County (11). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1829.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Turners registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Turner registered, on the 1870 county map
105
Freedmen
32
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1829
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Turners registered

Texas counties where the Turners registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County1413%
Harrison County1312%
Colorado County1110%
Anderson County1010%
Fayette County55%
Fort Bend County55%
Freestone County55%
Bexar County44%
Brazoria County44%
Austin County33%
Falls County33%
Guadalupe County33%
Dallas County22%
Galveston County22%
McLennan County22%
Walker County22%
Wharton County22%
Bastrop County1under 1%
Burleson County1under 1%
Cameron County1under 1%
Davis County1under 1%
DeWitt County1under 1%
Denton County1under 1%
Gonzales County1under 1%
Hill County1under 1%
Jackson County1under 1%
Jefferson County1under 1%
Leon County1under 1%
Matagorda County1under 1%
Orange County1under 1%
Shelby County1under 1%
Tarrant County1under 1%

Where the Turners were born

Birthplaces the Turners reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1725%
Alabama812%
Tennessee812%
Georgia710%
North Carolina710%
Texas710%
Mississippi57%
South Carolina46%
Kentucky23%
Arkansas11%
Florida11%
Louisiana11%
Pennsylvania11%

When the Turners reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Turners
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
6
1840s
15
1850s
31
1860s
49

Every Turner in the register

The Turners in the register, 1 to 50 of 105
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron TurnerBrazoria CountyVirginia1862
Abram TurnerBrazos County1859
Al TurnerFort Bend County1837
Alex TurnerBrazos County1864
Alexander TurnerBexar CountySouth Carolina1843
Alexander TurnerColorado CountyMississippi1853
Alexander TurnerGuadalupe County
Alexander TurnerMatagorda CountyVirginia1847
Alfred TurnerDeWitt County1856
Allen TurnerHarrison CountySouth Carolina1858
Alua TurnerAnderson CountyArkansas1862
Andrew TurnerHarrison CountyVirginia1864
Austin TurnerHarrison CountyMississippi1860
Austin TurnerHarrison CountyGeorgia1853
Belford TurnerFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1867
Ben TurnerFort Bend County1858
Benj. F. TurnerDallas CountyTennessee1853
Benton TurnerAnderson CountyAlabama1856
Bob TurnerBrazos County1857
Bob. TurnerBrazos County1853
Caldwell TurnerBrazos County1847
Calvin TurnerAnderson CountyNorth Carolina1864
Charles TurnerBexar CountyVirginia1852
Charles TurnerColorado CountyVirginia1852
Charles TurnerHarrison CountyTennessee1862
Daniel TurnerFreestone CountyVirginia1867
Dennis TurnerHarrison CountyAlabama1846
Dick TurnerFort Bend County1866
Edmmund TurnerAnderson CountyTennessee1864
Edmund TurnerAnderson CountyVirginia1859
Edward TurnerColorado CountyKentucky1863
Edward TurnerColorado CountyVirginia1860
Fauner TurnerCameron CountyLouisiana1865
Frank TurnerAnderson CountyPennsylvania1865
Frank TurnerHarrison CountyTexas1846
Gabriel TurnerBrazos County1864
Geo. TurnerDallas CountyTennessee1858
George TurnerColorado CountyVirginia1851
George TurnerHarrison CountyTexas1846
George TurnerJefferson County1859
Gilbert TurnerBrazos County1862
Gilmore TurnerBrazos County1861
Green TurnerGonzales County1852
Hammadal TurnerAnderson CountyNorth Carolina1863
Harry TurnerAustin CountyAlabama1861
Harry TurnerFayette CountyGeorgia1861
Harry TurnerGalveston County
Henderson TurnerHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1851
Henry TurnerBrazos County1863
Henry TurnerColorado CountyVirginia1860

Turner genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Turner in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 14 of the 105, Harrison County 13. 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 Turners in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (17), Alabama (8) and Tennessee (8) as their birthplaces most often, and 7 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Turner?

Brazos County (14), Harrison County (13), Colorado County (11). In all, 105 registered across 32 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 Turner appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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