Dobson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dobson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Dobson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (1) and McLennan County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1844.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dobsons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dobson registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1844
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Dobsons registered

Texas counties where the Dobsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County150%
McLennan County150%

When the Dobsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dobsons
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Dobson in the register

The Dobsons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Adam DobsonMcLennan County1866
Sam DobsonFayette County1844

Dobson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dobson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 1 of the 2, McLennan 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Dobson?

Fayette County (1), McLennan County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Dobson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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