Dabs · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dabs in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Dabs registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Lampasas County and reported Texas as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1868.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dabses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dabs registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1868
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Dabses registered

Texas counties where the Dabses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Lampasas County1100%

Where the Dabses were born

Birthplaces the Dabses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas1100%

When the Dabses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dabses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Dabs in the register

The Dabses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jo DabsLampasas CountyTexas

Dabs genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dabs in Texas?

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

They reported Texas (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 Dabs?

Lampasas 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 Dabs appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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