Flake · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Flake in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Flake registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (3) and Brazoria County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Flakes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Flake registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Flakes registered

Texas counties where the Flakes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County375%
Brazoria County125%

Where the Flakes were born

Birthplaces the Flakes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama125%
Georgia125%
Mississippi125%
North Carolina125%

When the Flakes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Flakes
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
4

Every Flake in the register

The Flakes in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ephraim FlakeBrazoria CountyGeorgia1852
Jermile FlakeAustin CountyNorth Carolina1852
Nelson FlakeAustin CountyAlabama1853
Richard FlakeAustin CountyMississippi1853

Flake genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Flake in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 3 of the 4, Brazoria 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 Flakes in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Georgia (1) and Mississippi (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 Flake?

Austin County (3), Brazoria County (1). In all, 4 registered across 2 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 Flake appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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