Gamage · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gamage in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Gamage registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1867.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gamages registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gamage registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1867
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Gamages registered

Texas counties where the Gamages registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County2100%

Where the Gamages were born

Birthplaces the Gamages reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
North Carolina150%

When the Gamages reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Gamages
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Gamage in the register

The Gamages in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Austin GamageFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Moses GamageFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1867

Gamage genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gamage in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Gamages in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and North Carolina (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 Gamage?

Freestone County (2). In all, 2 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 Gamage appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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