Dozier · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dozier in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Dozier registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (1), Burleson County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Doziers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dozier registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Doziers registered

Texas counties where the Doziers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County133%
Burleson County133%
Harrison County133%

Where the Doziers were born

Birthplaces the Doziers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
Texas150%

When the Doziers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Doziers
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
0
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Dozier in the register

The Doziers in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Burrell DozierHarrison CountyGeorgia1863
James DozierBrazoria CountyTexas1837
M. DozierBurleson County1858

Dozier genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dozier in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 1 of the 3, Burleson County 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 Doziers in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1) and Texas (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 Dozier?

Brazoria County (1), Burleson County (1), Harrison County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 Texas counties 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 Dozier appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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