Dickie · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dickie in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Dickie registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Walker County (4). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina, Alabama and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dickies registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dickie registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
1
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Dickies registered

Texas counties where the Dickies registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County4100%

Where the Dickies were born

Birthplaces the Dickies reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina250%
Alabama125%
Virginia125%

When the Dickies reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dickies
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
4

Every Dickie in the register

The Dickies in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Absalam DickieWalker CountySouth Carolina1854
Colman DickieWalker CountyVirginia1854
Lang DickieWalker CountySouth Carolina1854
Quince DickieWalker CountyAlabama1853

Dickie genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dickie in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker County holds 4 of the 4. 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 Dickies in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (2), Alabama (1) and Virginia (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 Dickie?

Walker County (4). In all, 4 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 Dickie appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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