Cooch · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cooch in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Cooch registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Leon County and reported Maryland as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1867.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Cooches registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cooch registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Maryland
Largest birthplace
1867
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Cooches registered

Texas counties where the Cooches registered
CountyFreedmen%
Leon County1100%

Where the Cooches were born

Birthplaces the Cooches reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Maryland1100%

When the Cooches reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Cooches
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Cooch in the register

The Cooches in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Thomas CoochLeon CountyMaryland1867

Cooch genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cooch in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Leon 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 Cooches in Texas come from?

They reported Maryland (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 Cooch?

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

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