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Coffee in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named Coffee registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Tarrant County (2), Cooke County (1) and Denton County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, North Carolina and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Coffees registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Coffee registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
7
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Coffees registered

Texas counties where the Coffees registered
CountyFreedmen%
Tarrant County225%
Cooke County113%
Denton County113%
Falls County113%
Gonzales County113%
Hill County113%
Llano County113%

Where the Coffees were born

Birthplaces the Coffees reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky350%
North Carolina117%
South Carolina117%
Tennessee117%

When the Coffees reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Coffees
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
2
1860s
3

Every Coffee in the register

The Coffees in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron CoffeeHill CountyNorth Carolina1857
Harry CoffeeFalls County
Isaac CoffeeTarrant CountyTennessee1862
John CoffeeDenton CountyKentucky1860
Joseph CoffeeCooke CountyKentucky1853
Peter CoffeeTarrant CountyKentucky1861
Robert CoffeeLlano CountySouth Carolina1842
Rollin CoffeeGonzales County1846

Coffee genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Coffee in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Tarrant County holds 2 of the 8, Cooke 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 Coffees in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (3), North Carolina (1) and South Carolina (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 Coffee?

Tarrant County (2), Cooke County (1), Denton County (1). In all, 8 registered across 7 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 Coffee appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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