Dick · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dick in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Dick registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bexar County (1), Collin County (1) and Falls County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dicks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dick registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Dicks registered

Texas counties where the Dicks registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bexar County125%
Collin County125%
Falls County125%
Harrison County125%

Where the Dicks were born

Birthplaces the Dicks reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama267%
Mississippi133%

When the Dicks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dicks
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Dick in the register

The Dicks in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Amons DickFalls County
Henry DickCollin CountyAlabama1849
Jarace DickBexar CountyMississippi1865
Richard DickHarrison CountyAlabama1852

Dick genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dick in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bexar County holds 1 of the 4, Collin 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 Dicks in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2) and Mississippi (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 Dick?

Bexar County (1), Collin County (1), Falls County (1). In all, 4 registered across 4 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 Dick appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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