Cone · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cone in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Cone registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Hays County (2) and Anderson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1860.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Cones registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cone registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1860
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Cones registered

Texas counties where the Cones registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hays County267%
Anderson County133%

Where the Cones were born

Birthplaces the Cones reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia267%
Tennessee133%

When the Cones reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Cones
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
3

Every Cone in the register

The Cones in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Augusus ConeHays CountyGeorgia1866
George ConeAnderson CountyTennessee1860
Harrall ConeHays CountyGeorgia1866

Cone genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cone in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Hays County holds 2 of the 3, Anderson 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 Cones in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (2) and 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 Cone?

Hays County (2), Anderson County (1). In all, 3 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 Cone appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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