Dangerfield · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dangerfield in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Dangerfield registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in DeWitt County (1) and Falls County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dangerfields registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dangerfield registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1837
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Dangerfields registered

Texas counties where the Dangerfields registered
CountyFreedmen%
DeWitt County150%
Falls County150%

When the Dangerfields reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dangerfields
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1

Every Dangerfield in the register

The Dangerfields in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Roderick DangerfieldDeWitt County1837
Walker DangerfieldFalls County

Dangerfield genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dangerfield in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. DeWitt County holds 1 of the 2, Falls 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Dangerfield?

DeWitt County (1), Falls County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Dangerfield appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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