Joseph · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Joseph in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Joseph registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Galveston County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1864.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Josephs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Joseph registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1864
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Josephs registered

Texas counties where the Josephs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County2100%

When the Josephs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Josephs
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Joseph in the register

The Josephs in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Frank JosephGalveston County1866
James JosephGalveston County1864

Joseph genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Joseph in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Joseph?

Galveston 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 Joseph appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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