Cocherd · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cocherd in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Cocherd registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burleson County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Cocherds registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cocherd registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Cocherds registered

Texas counties where the Cocherds registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County2100%

When the Cocherds reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Cocherds
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Cocherd in the register

The Cocherds in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
J. N. CocherdBurleson County1853
J.N. CocherdBurleson County1853

Cocherd genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cocherd in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Cocherd?

Burleson County (2). In all, 2 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 Cocherd appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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