Dade · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dade in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Dade registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (5), Austin County (1) and Tarrant County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Louisiana and Missouri. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dades registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dade registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
3
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Dades registered

Texas counties where the Dades registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County571%
Austin County114%
Tarrant County114%

Where the Dades were born

Birthplaces the Dades reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia571%
Louisiana114%
Missouri114%

When the Dades reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dades
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
0
1850s
5
1860s
1

Every Dade in the register

The Dades in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert DadeBrazoria CountyVirginia1856
Benjamin DadeTarrant CountyMissouri1861
Conway DadeBrazoria CountyVirginia1856
John DadeAustin CountyVirginia1837
Monroe DadeBrazoria CountyVirginia1856
Wadman DadeBrazoria CountyLouisiana1855
Winston DadeBrazoria CountyVirginia1856

Dade genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dade in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 5 of the 7, Austin 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 Dades in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (5), Louisiana (1) and Missouri (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 Dade?

Brazoria County (5), Austin County (1), Tarrant County (1). In all, 7 registered across 3 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 Dade appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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