Dening · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dening in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Dening registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Newton County and reported Missouri as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1860.

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

Where the Denings registered

Texas counties where the Denings registered
CountyFreedmen%
Newton County1100%

Where the Denings were born

Birthplaces the Denings reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Missouri1100%

When the Denings reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Denings
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Dening in the register

The Denings in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry DeningNewton CountyMissouri1860

Dening genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dening in Texas?

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

They reported 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 Dening?

Newton 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 Dening appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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