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Moore in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 210 freedmen

210 freedmen named Moore registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Bastrop County (23), Fayette County (21) and Harrison County (16). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Alabama and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1836.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Moores registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Moore registered, on the 1870 county map
210
Freedmen
55
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1836
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Moores registered

Texas counties where the Moores registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County2311%
Fayette County2110%
Harrison County168%
Wharton County105%
Fort Bend County94%
Austin County84%
Bowie County84%
Colorado County84%
Falls County84%
Anderson County63%
Brazos County52%
Davis County52%
Galveston County52%
Henderson County52%
Brazoria County42%
DeWitt County31%
Goliad County31%
Gonzales County31%
Grayson County31%
Johnson County31%
Matagorda County31%
McLennan County31%
Shelby County31%
Bexar County2under 1%
Burnet County2under 1%
Caldwell County2under 1%
Cherokee County2under 1%
Collin County2under 1%
Dallas County2under 1%
Guadalupe County2under 1%
Hopkins County2under 1%
Lamar County2under 1%
Leon County2under 1%
San Augustine County2under 1%
Walker County2under 1%
Wood County2under 1%
Bell County1under 1%
Burleson County1under 1%
Cameron County1under 1%
Chambers County1under 1%
Cooke County1under 1%
Fannin County1under 1%
Freestone County1under 1%
Jefferson County1under 1%
Karnes County1under 1%
Kerr County1under 1%
Lavaca County1under 1%
Liberty County1under 1%
Newton County1under 1%
Nueces County1under 1%
Tyler County1under 1%
Van Zandt County1under 1%
Washington County1under 1%
Williamson County1under 1%
Wilson County1under 1%

Where the Moores were born

Birthplaces the Moores reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee2415%
Alabama2013%
North Carolina2013%
Virginia2013%
Texas1610%
Georgia149%
Kentucky117%
South Carolina117%
Mississippi74%
Arkansas53%
Missouri43%
Louisiana21%
Maryland21%

When the Moores reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Moores
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
9
1840s
44
1850s
77
1860s
73

Every Moore in the register

The Moores in the register, 1 to 50 of 210
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron L MooreFayette CountyMississippi1850
Abraham MooreColorado CountyTennessee1852
Abram MooreFalls County
Adam MooreBrazoria CountyVirginia1850
Alexander MooreAustin CountyVirginia1858
Alexander MooreFalls County
Alexander MooreMatagorda CountyAlabama1857
Alford MooreBastrop CountyTennessee1836
Alford MooreDavis CountyNorth Carolina1856
Alfred MooreFayette CountySouth Carolina1865
Alfred MooreHenderson CountyKentucky1859
Alfred MooreMcLennan County1867
Alfred MooreWharton County1866
Allen MooreWalker CountyAlabama1854
Anderson MooreBastrop CountyAlabama1857
Anderson MooreBowie CountyLouisiana1849
Anderson MooreFayette CountyAlabama1860
Anderson MooreGoliad County1853
Anderson MooreHenderson CountyMississippi1846
Andrew MooreCameron CountyTexas1847
Antony MooreFayette CountyNorth Carolina1860
Appleton P. MooreBastrop CountyAlabama1852
Arnol MooreGrayson CountyTexas1854
Asa MooreColorado CountyTennessee1850
Austin MooreFalls County
Auther MooreBastrop CountyTexas1845
Bagley MooreAustin CountyVirginia1863
Bartlett MooreChambers CountyVirginia1864
Baylis MooreMcLennan County1866
Ben MooreAustin CountyVirginia1866
Ben MooreFalls County
Benjamin MooreHarrison CountyKentucky1846
Benjamin MooreWharton County1867
Berry MooreHarrison CountyGeorgia1857
Bill MooreFort Bend County1846
Bony MooreBowie CountyTexas1849
Brister MooreBrazoria CountyVirginia1856
Bristo MooreLamar CountyVirginia1850
Caleb MooreFreestone CountyVirginia1867
Calvin MooreBastrop CountyTennessee1860
Calvin MooreBowie CountyTennessee
Ceasar MooreFayette CountyVirginia1856
Cezar MooreBurnet CountyGeorgia1866
Chapman MooreBell County1857
Charles MooreBrazos County1859
Charles MooreHarrison CountyTennessee1863
Charles MooreNewton CountyMaryland1859
Charley MooreBowie CountyMississippi1867
Charley MooreDeWitt County1854
Clayburn MooreLavaca County1854

Moore genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Moore in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 23 of the 210, Fayette County 21. 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 Moores in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (24), Alabama (20) and North Carolina (20) as their birthplaces most often, and 16 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Moore?

Bastrop County (23), Fayette County (21), Harrison County (16). In all, 210 registered across 55 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 Moore appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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