Folfoot · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Folfoot in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Folfoot registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Harrison County and reported Virginia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Folfoots registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Folfoot registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Folfoots registered

Texas counties where the Folfoots registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1100%

Where the Folfoots were born

Birthplaces the Folfoots reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Folfoots reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Folfoots
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Folfoot in the register

The Folfoots in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Thomas FolfootHarrison CountyVirginia1854

Folfoot genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Folfoot in Texas?

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

They reported Virginia (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 Folfoot?

Harrison 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 Folfoot appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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