Dockey · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dockey in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Dockey registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Bell County, reaching Texas about 1859.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dockeys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dockey registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1859
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Dockeys registered

Texas counties where the Dockeys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bell County1100%

When the Dockeys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dockeys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Dockey in the register

The Dockeys in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Lewis DockeyBell County1859

Dockey genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dockey in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bell 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Dockey?

Bell 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 Dockey appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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