Dotson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dotson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Dotson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Gonzales County, reaching Texas about 1858.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dotsons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dotson registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1858
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Dotsons registered

Texas counties where the Dotsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County1100%

When the Dotsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dotsons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Dotson in the register

The Dotsons in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Wesley DotsonGonzales County1858

Dotson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dotson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales 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 Dotson?

Gonzales 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 Dotson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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