Dodd · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dodd in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Dodd registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in San Augustine County (5) and Cherokee County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas, Arkansas and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dodds registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dodd registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
2
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Dodds registered

Texas counties where the Dodds registered
CountyFreedmen%
San Augustine County583%
Cherokee County117%

Where the Dodds were born

Birthplaces the Dodds reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas350%
Arkansas117%
North Carolina117%
Tennessee117%

When the Dodds reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dodds
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
6

Every Dodd in the register

The Dodds in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jacob DoddSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
James DoddCherokee CountyNorth Carolina1866
John DoddSan Augustine CountyTexas
Miles DoddSan Augustine CountyTennessee
Sam DoddSan Augustine CountyArkansas1866
Sigh DoddSan Augustine CountyTexas1866

Dodd genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dodd in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. San Augustine County holds 5 of the 6, Cherokee 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 Dodds in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (3), Arkansas (1) and North Carolina (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 Dodd?

San Augustine County (5), Cherokee County (1). In all, 6 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 Dodd appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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