Mordecai · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mordecai in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Mordecai registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in DeWitt County, reaching Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mordecais registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mordecai registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Mordecais registered

Texas counties where the Mordecais registered
CountyFreedmen%
DeWitt County1100%

When the Mordecais reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Mordecais
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Mordecai in the register

The Mordecais in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Wiley MordecaiDeWitt County1847

Mordecai genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Mordecai 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 Mordecai?

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

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