Dowel · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dowel in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Dowel registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Grayson County and reported Kentucky as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1860.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dowels registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dowel registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1860
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Dowels registered

Texas counties where the Dowels registered
CountyFreedmen%
Grayson County1100%

Where the Dowels were born

Birthplaces the Dowels reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky1100%

When the Dowels reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dowels
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Dowel in the register

The Dowels in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Richard DowelGrayson CountyKentucky1860

Dowel genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dowel in Texas?

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

They reported Kentucky (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 Dowel?

Grayson 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 Dowel appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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