Cord · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cord in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Cord registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Bowie County and reported Tennessee as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Cords registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cord registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Cords registered

Texas counties where the Cords registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bowie County1100%

Where the Cords were born

Birthplaces the Cords reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Cords reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Cords
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Cord in the register

The Cords in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Thomas R. CordBowie CountyTennessee1849

Cord genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cord in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bowie 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 Cords 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 Cord?

Bowie 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 Cord appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

Texas genealogy: keep looking

All surnamesAll countiesBrowse by birthplaceSearch Cord by first name