Meshack · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Meshack in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Meshack registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in DeWitt County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1836.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Meshacks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Meshack registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1836
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Meshacks registered

Texas counties where the Meshacks registered
CountyFreedmen%
DeWitt County150%
Fort Bend County150%

When the Meshacks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Meshacks
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
1

Every Meshack in the register

The Meshacks in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Burrell MeshackFort Bend County1843
Ephriam MeshackDeWitt County1836

Meshack genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Meshack in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. DeWitt County holds 1 of the 2, 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 Meshack?

DeWitt County (1), Fort Bend 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 Meshack appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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