Glasscock · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Glasscock in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Glasscock registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bowie County (1) and DeWitt County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Glasscocks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Glasscock registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Glasscocks registered

Texas counties where the Glasscocks registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bowie County150%
DeWitt County150%

Where the Glasscocks were born

Birthplaces the Glasscocks reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Glasscocks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Glasscocks
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Glasscock in the register

The Glasscocks in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ben GlasscockDeWitt County1852
Henry GlasscockBowie CountyVirginia1866

Glasscock genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Glasscock in Texas?

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

They reported Virginia (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 Glasscock?

Bowie County (1), DeWitt 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 Glasscock appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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