Dore · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dore in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Dore registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (1) and Walker County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1868.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dores registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dore registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1868
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Dores registered

Texas counties where the Dores registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County150%
Walker County150%

Where the Dores were born

Birthplaces the Dores reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1100%

When the Dores reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dores
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Dore in the register

The Dores in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Dock DoreWalker CountyGeorgia
Jackson Barron DoreFalls County

Dore genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dore in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 1 of the 2, Walker 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 Dores in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (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 Dore?

Falls County (1), Walker 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 Dore appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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