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Cooper in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 63 freedmen

63 freedmen named Cooper registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (12), McLennan County (7) and Austin County (5). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Coopers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cooper registered, on the 1870 county map
63
Freedmen
26
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1843
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Coopers registered

Texas counties where the Coopers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1219%
McLennan County711%
Austin County58%
Colorado County46%
Leon County46%
Brazoria County35%
Chambers County35%
Davis County23%
Fayette County23%
Fort Bend County23%
Freestone County23%
Galveston County23%
Wharton County23%
Anderson County12%
Bastrop County12%
Cherokee County12%
Comal County12%
Falls County12%
Grayson County12%
Hopkins County12%
Jasper County12%
Madison County12%
Newton County12%
Nueces County12%
Van Zandt County12%
Walker County12%

Where the Coopers were born

Birthplaces the Coopers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1122%
Alabama714%
Mississippi714%
Georgia48%
North Carolina48%
South Carolina48%
Kentucky36%
Tennessee36%
Texas36%
Louisiana24%
Missouri24%

When the Coopers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Coopers
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
13
1850s
22
1860s
27

Every Cooper in the register

The Coopers in the register, 1 to 50 of 63
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abram CooperBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1856
Aderson CooperNewton CountyAlabama1861
Alfred CooperHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1847
Allen CooperLeon CountyMississippi1863
Archa CooperDavis CountyVirginia1852
Bethel CooperWharton County1866
Bob CooperComal CountyLouisiana1862
Bosin CooperHarrison CountyMississippi1862
Caleb CooperAnderson CountyKentucky1847
Calib CooperMcLennan County1867
Calvin CooperColorado CountyAlabama1852
Cap CooperHarrison CountyGeorgia1847
Charles CooperFort Bend County1866
Charles CooperFort Bend CountyKentucky1849
Daniel CooperChambers CountyVirginia1858
Daniel CooperFayette CountyVirginia1852
David CooperFreestone CountyMissouri1847
Frank CooperAustin CountyKentucky1847
George CooperJasper CountyAlabama
George CooperNueces CountyTexas1857
Hall CooperDavis CountyGeorgia1856
Henry CooperCherokee CountyVirginia1866
Henry CooperHarrison CountySouth Carolina1846
Henry CooperHarrison CountyLouisiana1851
Henry CooperHarrison CountyTexas1846
Henry CooperMcLennan County1866
Ira CooperWalker CountyGeorgia1853
Isaac CooperColorado CountyTennessee1855
Isaac CooperHarrison CountyVirginia1856
James CooperBrazoria CountyMississippi1857
James CooperGalveston County1867
Jerry CooperLeon CountyMississippi1861
Joesph CooperBrazoria CountyVirginia1856
John CooperBastrop CountyAlabama1857
John CooperHarrison CountyTexas1848
Joseph CooperAustin CountyMissouri1862
Julius CooperAustin CountyVirginia1865
Lafayette CooperFreestone CountySouth Carolina1867
Larkin CooperHarrison CountySouth Carolina1846
Lem CooperMcLennan County1866
Louis CooperLeon CountyMississippi1863
Milles CooperHopkins CountyVirginia1863
Morgan CooperChambers CountyVirginia1849
Morgan CooperMcLennan County1866
Nelson CooperLeon CountyNorth Carolina1853
Parker CooperAustin CountyAlabama1843
Reubin CooperMcLennan County1866
Richard CooperHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1858
Riley CooperFayette CountyNorth Carolina1859
Robert CooperMcLennan County1867

Cooper genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cooper in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 12 of the 63, McLennan County 7. 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 Coopers in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (11), Alabama (7) and Mississippi (7) as their birthplaces most often, and 3 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Cooper?

Harrison County (12), McLennan County (7), Austin County (5). In all, 63 registered across 26 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 Cooper appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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