Gage · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gage in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Gage registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (1) and Wharton County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gages registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gage registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Gages registered

Texas counties where the Gages registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County150%
Wharton County150%

Where the Gages were born

Birthplaces the Gages reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Gages reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Gages
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Gage in the register

The Gages in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Isaac GageWharton County1867
Moses GageBastrop CountyAlabama1847

Gage genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gage in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 1 of the 2, Wharton 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 Gages in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 Gage?

Bastrop County (1), Wharton County (1). In all, 2 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 Gage appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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