Goatear · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Goatear in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Goatear registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Dallas County and reported Kentucky as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1861.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Goatears registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Goatear registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1861
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Goatears registered

Texas counties where the Goatears registered
CountyFreedmen%
Dallas County1100%

Where the Goatears were born

Birthplaces the Goatears reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky1100%

When the Goatears reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Goatears
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Goatear in the register

The Goatears in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Samuel GoatearDallas CountyKentucky1861

Goatear genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Goatear in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Dallas County holds 1 of the 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 Goatears in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (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 Goatear?

Dallas County (1). In all, 1 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 Goatear appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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