Doss · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Doss in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Doss registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Cooke County and reported Missouri as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dosses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Doss registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Missouri
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Dosses registered

Texas counties where the Dosses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cooke County1100%

Where the Dosses were born

Birthplaces the Dosses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Missouri1100%

When the Dosses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dosses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Doss in the register

The Dosses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Simon DossCooke CountyMissouri1851

Doss genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Doss in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Cooke 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 Dosses in Texas come from?

They reported Missouri (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 Doss?

Cooke 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 Doss appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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