Dossin · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dossin in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Dossin registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Burleson County, reaching Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dossins registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dossin registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Dossins registered

Texas counties where the Dossins registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County1100%

When the Dossins reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dossins
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Dossin in the register

The Dossins in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Samuel DossinBurleson County1857

Dossin genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dossin in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson 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 Dossin?

Burleson 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 Dossin appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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