Dupree · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dupree in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Dupree registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (1), Fannin County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Duprees registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dupree registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
5
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Duprees registered

Texas counties where the Duprees registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County120%
Fannin County120%
Fort Bend County120%
Harrison County120%
Wharton County120%

Where the Duprees were born

Birthplaces the Duprees reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
South Carolina150%

When the Duprees reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Duprees
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
2

Every Dupree in the register

The Duprees in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James DupreeFalls County
Joseph DupreeHarrison CountySouth Carolina1866
Moses DupreeWharton County1866
Parrott DupreeFort Bend County1852
Troy DupreeFannin CountyGeorgia1852

Dupree genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dupree in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 1 of the 5, Fannin 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 Duprees in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1) and South Carolina (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 Dupree?

Falls County (1), Fannin County (1), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 5 registered across 5 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 Dupree appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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