Loss · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Loss in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Loss registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Gillespie County, reaching Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Losses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Loss registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1848
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Losses registered

Texas counties where the Losses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gillespie County1100%

When the Losses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Losses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Loss in the register

The Losses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jacob LossGillespie County1848

Loss genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Loss in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gillespie 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 Loss?

Gillespie 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 Loss appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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