Decks · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Decks in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Decks registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Burleson County, reaching Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Deckses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Decks registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Deckses registered

Texas counties where the Deckses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County1100%

When the Deckses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Deckses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Decks in the register

The Deckses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
J. DecksBurleson County1854

Decks genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Decks in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Decks?

Burleson 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 Decks appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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