Dorfs · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dorfs in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Dorfs registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Denton County and reported Virginia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1844.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dorfses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dorfs registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1844
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Dorfses registered

Texas counties where the Dorfses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Denton County1100%

Where the Dorfses were born

Birthplaces the Dorfses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Dorfses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dorfses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Dorfs in the register

The Dorfses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Nicholas DorfsDenton CountyVirginia1844

Dorfs genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dorfs in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Denton 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 Dorfses 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 Dorfs?

Denton 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 Dorfs appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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