Ketch · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ketch in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Ketch registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Fort Bend County, reaching Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ketches registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ketch registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Ketches registered

Texas counties where the Ketches registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County1100%

When the Ketches reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ketches
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Ketch in the register

The Ketches in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John KetchFort Bend County1857

Ketch genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ketch in Texas?

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

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Ketch?

Fort Bend 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 Ketch appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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