Mendes · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mendes in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Mendes registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Austin County and reported Maryland as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mendeses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mendes registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Maryland
Largest birthplace
1843
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Mendeses registered

Texas counties where the Mendeses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County1100%

Where the Mendeses were born

Birthplaces the Mendeses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Maryland1100%

When the Mendeses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Mendeses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Mendes in the register

The Mendeses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John MendesAustin CountyMaryland1843

Mendes genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Mendes in Texas?

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

Where did the Mendeses in Texas come from?

They reported Maryland (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 Mendes?

Austin 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 Mendes appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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