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Fort in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 16 freedmen

16 freedmen named Fort registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bowie County (10), Lamar County (3) and Harrison County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas, Georgia and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Forts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Fort registered, on the 1870 county map
16
Freedmen
4
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Forts registered

Texas counties where the Forts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bowie County1063%
Lamar County319%
Harrison County213%
Brazoria County16%

Where the Forts were born

Birthplaces the Forts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas531%
Georgia319%
North Carolina319%
Alabama213%
Tennessee213%
Arkansas16%

When the Forts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Forts
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
7
1850s
5
1860s
4

Every Fort in the register

The Forts in the register, 1 to 16 of 16
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Anderson FortBowie CountyGeorgia1849
Andrew FortBowie CountyTexas1862
Baker FortBowie CountyTennessee1849
Berry FortBowie CountyNorth Carolina1849
Ennis FortBowie CountyTexas1849
Hezekia FortLamar CountyNorth Carolina1859
Hiram FortBowie CountyTexas1849
Houston FortHarrison CountyArkansas1857
John FortBowie CountyTennessee1849
Luke FortBowie CountyTexas1867
Mathew FortBowie CountyGeorgia1847
Richard FortBrazoria CountyGeorgia1859
Richard FortLamar CountyAlabama1859
Ricks FortHarrison CountyAlabama1862
Stephen FortLamar CountyNorth Carolina1860
Washington FortBowie CountyTexas1851

Fort genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Fort in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bowie County holds 10 of the 16, Lamar County 3. 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 Forts in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (5), Georgia (3) and North Carolina (3) 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 Fort?

Bowie County (10), Lamar County (3), Harrison County (2). In all, 16 registered across 4 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 Fort appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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