Vaun · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Vaun in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Vaun registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (2) and Freestone County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Vauns registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Vaun registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Vauns registered

Texas counties where the Vauns registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County267%
Freestone County133%

Where the Vauns were born

Birthplaces the Vauns reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia267%
Alabama133%

When the Vauns reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Vauns
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
2

Every Vaun in the register

The Vauns in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Amistead VaunFayette CountyVirginia1850
Fields VaunFayette CountyVirginia1850
Jasper VaunFreestone CountyAlabama1849

Vaun genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Vaun in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 2 of the 3, Freestone 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 Vauns in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (2) and Alabama (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 Vaun?

Fayette County (2), Freestone County (1). In all, 3 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 Vaun appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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