Horse · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Horse in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Horse registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Collin County (1) and Colorado County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1839.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Horses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Horse registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1839
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Horses registered

Texas counties where the Horses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Collin County150%
Colorado County150%

Where the Horses were born

Birthplaces the Horses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
North Carolina150%

When the Horses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Horses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
1

Every Horse in the register

The Horses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Frank HorseCollin CountyNorth Carolina1846
Samuel HorseColorado CountyGeorgia1839

Horse genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Horse in Texas?

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

They reported Georgia (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 Horse?

Collin County (1), Colorado 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 Horse appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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