Coker · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Coker in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Coker registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Cooke County (1) and Tarrant County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Arkansas and Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1861.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Cokers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Coker registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Arkansas
Largest birthplace
1861
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Cokers registered

Texas counties where the Cokers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cooke County150%
Tarrant County150%

Where the Cokers were born

Birthplaces the Cokers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Arkansas150%
Kentucky150%

When the Cokers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Cokers
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Coker in the register

The Cokers in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
H CokerTarrant CountyKentucky1861
Nelson CokerCooke CountyArkansas1865

Coker genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Coker in Texas?

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

They reported Arkansas (1) and Kentucky (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 Coker?

Cooke County (1), Tarrant 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 Coker appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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