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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, 51 to 100 of 105
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry TurnerFayette CountyTexas1841
Henry TurnerFort Bend County1866
Henry TurnerShelby CountyTexas1839
Ignatious TurnerColorado CountyKentucky1858
Isam TurnerGalveston County1867
Jackson TurnerFayette CountyTennessee1854
Jackson TurnerLeon CountyVirginia1852
James TurnerAnderson CountyTennessee1854
James TurnerFreestone CountyAlabama1867
James TurnerWalker CountyAlabama1852
Jim TurnerAustin CountyGeorgia1839
Joe TurnerMcLennan County1866
Joesph TurnerAnderson CountyMississippi1859
John TurnerDenton CountyGeorgia1863
Josiah TurnerJackson County1847
Lewis TurnerBrazoria CountyMississippi1845
Luke TurnerWharton County1866
M. TurnerBurleson County1862
Mac TurnerAustin CountyGeorgia1839
Major TurnerHill CountyAlabama1864
Mitchell TurnerHarrison CountyTexas1846
Morgan TurnerOrange CountyVirginia
Moses TurnerDavis CountyNorth Carolina1861
Nathan TurnerBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1860
Ned TurnerFalls County
Nelson TurnerBexar CountyVirginia1864
Nelson TurnerGuadalupe County
Nelson TurnerTarrant CountyTennessee1852
Nero TurnerColorado CountyFlorida1837
Nick TurnerFort Bend County1866
Olston TurnerAnderson CountyVirginia1864
Peter TurnerColorado CountyTexas1846
Philip TurnerBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1858
Ralf TurnerBrazos County1829
Raph TurnerBrazos County1864
Richmond TurnerColorado CountyVirginia1852
Richmond TurnerGuadalupe County
Robert TurnerWalker CountyMississippi
Sam TurnerWharton County1866
Sam. TurnerBrazos County1862
Sammuel TurnerBrazos County1862
Samuel TurnerFalls County
Samuel TurnerHarrison CountyAlabama1851
Spencer TurnerFayette CountyTennessee1834
Thomas TurnerBexar CountySouth Carolina1844
Thomas TurnerHarrison CountyGeorgia1857
Thornton TurnerColorado CountyVirginia1859
Washington TurnerFayette CountyTexas1842
Washington TurnerMcLennan County1866
William TurnerBrazos County1848

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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