Cato · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cato in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Cato registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Catos registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cato registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Catos registered

Texas counties where the Catos registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County150%
Harrison County150%

Where the Catos were born

Birthplaces the Catos reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Georgia150%

When the Catos reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Catos
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Cato in the register

The Catos in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John CatoHarrison CountyAlabama1853
Richard CatoFreestone CountyGeorgia1867

Cato genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cato in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 1 of the 2, Harrison 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 Catos in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and Georgia (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 Cato?

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

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