Marks · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Marks in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Marks registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (2), Fort Bend County (1) and Galveston County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Markses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Marks registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
3
Counties
1854
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Markses registered

Texas counties where the Markses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County250%
Fort Bend County125%
Galveston County125%

When the Markses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Markses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
3

Every Marks in the register

The Markses in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Anderson MarksGalveston County1854
Daniel MarksBrazos County1863
Don MarksBrazos County1864
William MarksFort Bend County1866

Marks genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Marks in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 2 of the 4, Fort Bend 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Marks?

Brazos County (2), Fort Bend County (1), Galveston County (1). In all, 4 registered across 3 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 Marks appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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