Dobbs · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dobbs in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Dobbs registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Galveston County and reported Virginia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dobbses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dobbs registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Dobbses registered

Texas counties where the Dobbses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County1100%

Where the Dobbses were born

Birthplaces the Dobbses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Dobbses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dobbses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Dobbs in the register

The Dobbses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George DobbsGalveston CountyVirginia1866

Dobbs genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dobbs in Texas?

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

They reported 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 Dobbs?

Galveston 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 Dobbs appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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