Lore · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lore in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Lore registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Cherokee County (1) and Dallas County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi and Missouri. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1861.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lores registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lore registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1861
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Lores registered

Texas counties where the Lores registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cherokee County150%
Dallas County150%

Where the Lores were born

Birthplaces the Lores reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi150%
Missouri150%

When the Lores reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lores
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Lore in the register

The Lores in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Green LoreDallas CountyMissouri1861
Sam LoreCherokee CountyMississippi1866

Lore genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lore in Texas?

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

They reported Mississippi (1) and Missouri (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 Lore?

Cherokee County (1), Dallas 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 Lore appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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