Acre · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Acre in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Acre registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Harrison County and reported North Carolina as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Acres registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Acre registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Acres registered

Texas counties where the Acres registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1100%

Where the Acres were born

Birthplaces the Acres reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina1100%

When the Acres reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Acres
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Acre in the register

The Acres in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jacob AcreHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1846

Acre genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Acre in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 1 of the 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 Acres in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (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 Acre?

Harrison County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Acre appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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