Fork · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Fork in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Fork registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in McLennan County, reaching Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Forks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Fork registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Forks registered

Texas counties where the Forks registered
CountyFreedmen%
McLennan County1100%

When the Forks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Forks
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Fork in the register

The Forks in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Willis ForkMcLennan County1866

Fork genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Fork in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. McLennan 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Fork?

McLennan 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 Fork appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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