Beck · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Beck in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Beck registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (1), Freestone County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Arkansas, Mississippi and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Becks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Beck registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Arkansas
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Becks registered

Texas counties where the Becks registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County133%
Freestone County133%
Harrison County133%

Where the Becks were born

Birthplaces the Becks reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Arkansas133%
Mississippi133%
South Carolina133%

When the Becks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Becks
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
2

Every Beck in the register

The Becks in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edward BeckHarrison CountySouth Carolina1847
John BeckFayette CountyArkansas1865
Larkin BeckFreestone CountyMississippi1862

Beck genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Beck in Texas?

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

They reported Arkansas (1), Mississippi (1) and South 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 Beck?

Fayette County (1), Freestone County (1), Harrison County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Beck appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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