Glascow · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Glascow in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Glascow registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (2) and Brazoria County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Glascows registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Glascow registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Glascows registered

Texas counties where the Glascows registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County267%
Brazoria County133%

Where the Glascows were born

Birthplaces the Glascows reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas267%
Louisiana133%

When the Glascows reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Glascows
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Glascow in the register

The Glascows in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James GlascowBrazoria CountyLouisiana1864
Louis GlascowFreestone CountyTexas1847
Marion GlascowFreestone CountyTexas1848

Glascow genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Glascow in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 2 of the 3, Brazoria 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 Glascows in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (2) and Louisiana (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 Glascow?

Freestone County (2), Brazoria County (1). In all, 3 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 Glascow appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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