Cochran · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cochran in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Cochran registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (1) and Dallas County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Cochrans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cochran registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Cochrans registered

Texas counties where the Cochrans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County150%
Dallas County150%

Where the Cochrans were born

Birthplaces the Cochrans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee150%
Texas150%

When the Cochrans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Cochrans
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2

Every Cochran in the register

The Cochrans in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jim CochranAustin CountyTexas1847
Lewis CochranDallas CountyTennessee1847

Cochran genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cochran in Texas?

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

They reported Tennessee (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 Cochran?

Austin County (1), Dallas 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 Cochran appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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