Cogville · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cogville in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Cogville registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Harrison County and reported Virginia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Cogvilles registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cogville registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Cogvilles registered

Texas counties where the Cogvilles registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1100%

Where the Cogvilles were born

Birthplaces the Cogvilles reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Cogvilles reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Cogvilles
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Cogville in the register

The Cogvilles in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James CogvilleHarrison CountyVirginia1854

Cogville genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cogville 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 Cogvilles in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (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 Cogville?

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

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