Dysort · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dysort in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Dysort registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Shelby County and reported Tennessee as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dysorts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dysort registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Dysorts registered

Texas counties where the Dysorts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Shelby County1100%

Where the Dysorts were born

Birthplaces the Dysorts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Dysorts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dysorts
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Dysort in the register

The Dysorts in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
William DysortShelby CountyTennessee1857

Dysort genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dysort in Texas?

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

They reported Tennessee (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 Dysort?

Shelby 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 Dysort appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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