Mikes · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mikes in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Mikes registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in DeWitt County, reaching Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mikeses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mikes registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Mikeses registered

Texas counties where the Mikeses registered
CountyFreedmen%
DeWitt County1100%

When the Mikeses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Mikeses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Mikes in the register

The Mikeses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Eli MikesDeWitt County1850

Mikes genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Mikes in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. DeWitt 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 Mikes?

DeWitt 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 Mikes appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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