Cohea · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cohea in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Cohea registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Anderson County and reported Tennessee as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1858.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Coheas registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cohea registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1858
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Coheas registered

Texas counties where the Coheas registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County1100%

Where the Coheas were born

Birthplaces the Coheas reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Coheas reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Coheas
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Cohea in the register

The Coheas in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Vineon CoheaAnderson CountyTennessee1858

Cohea genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cohea in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson 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 Coheas 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 Cohea?

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

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