Lowe · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lowe in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 9 freedmen

9 freedmen named Lowe registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (2), Dallas County (2) and Harrison County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1832.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lowes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lowe registered, on the 1870 county map
9
Freedmen
6
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1832
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Lowes registered

Texas counties where the Lowes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County222%
Dallas County222%
Harrison County222%
Falls County111%
Freestone County111%
Grayson County111%

Where the Lowes were born

Birthplaces the Lowes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina225%
Alabama113%
Georgia113%
Mississippi113%
Missouri113%
Tennessee113%
Virginia113%

When the Lowes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lowes
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
0
1850s
4
1860s
3

Every Lowe in the register

The Lowes in the register, 1 to 9 of 9
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred LoweGrayson CountySouth Carolina1858
Carey LoweColorado CountyMississippi1850
George LoweHarrison CountySouth Carolina1852
Jas. LoweDallas CountyMissouri1863
Jim LoweDallas CountyVirginia1832
John LoweColorado CountyTennessee1852
John E. LoweHarrison CountyGeorgia1860
Mack LoweFalls County
William LoweFreestone CountyAlabama1867

Lowe genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lowe in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 2 of the 9, Dallas County 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.

Where did the Lowes in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (2), Alabama (1) and Georgia (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 Lowe?

Colorado County (2), Dallas County (2), Harrison County (2). In all, 9 registered across 6 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 Lowe appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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