Blow · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Blow in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Blow registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (2) and Fayette County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Louisiana and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1832.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Blows registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Blow registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1832
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Blows registered

Texas counties where the Blows registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County267%
Fayette County133%

Where the Blows were born

Birthplaces the Blows reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia133%
Louisiana133%
Texas133%

When the Blows reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Blows
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
1

Every Blow in the register

The Blows in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Amos BlowBrazoria CountyGeorgia1837
Robin BlowBrazoria CountyLouisiana1832
Shadrick BlowFayette CountyTexas1844

Blow genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Blow in Texas?

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

They reported Georgia (1), Louisiana (1) and Texas (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 Blow?

Brazoria County (2), Fayette 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 Blow appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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