Gooch · Texas · 1867 voter registration
Gooch in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen
2 freedmen named Gooch registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.
- 2
- Freedmen
- 1
- Counties
- North Carolina
- Largest birthplace
- 1854
- Earliest arrival
- 1850s
- Fullest decade
Where the Gooches registered
| County | Freedmen | % |
|---|---|---|
| Harrison County | 2 | 100% |
Where the Gooches were born
| Birthplace | Freedmen | % |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 2 | 100% |
When the Gooches reached Texas
| Decade | Freedmen |
|---|---|
| 1850s | 2 |
Every Gooch in the register
| Name | County | Birthplace | Reached Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Gooch | Harrison County | North Carolina | 1854 |
| Patrick Gooch | Harrison County | North Carolina | 1854 |
Gooch genealogy in Texas
How do I find an ancestor named Gooch in Texas?
Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison 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 Gooches in Texas come from?
They reported North Carolina (2) 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 Gooch?
Harrison 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 Gooch appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.
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