Cape · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cape in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Cape registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Lavaca County, reaching Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Capes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cape registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Capes registered

Texas counties where the Capes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Lavaca County1100%

When the Capes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Capes
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Cape in the register

The Capes in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry CapeLavaca County1847

Cape genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cape in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Lavaca 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Cape?

Lavaca 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 Cape appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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