Coby · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Coby in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Coby registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Harrison County and reported Tennessee as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Cobys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Coby registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Cobys registered

Texas counties where the Cobys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1100%

Where the Cobys were born

Birthplaces the Cobys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Cobys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Cobys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Coby in the register

The Cobys in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Hannibal CobyHarrison CountyTennessee1848

Coby genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Coby 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 Cobys in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (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 Coby?

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

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