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More in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named More registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (1) and Galveston County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mores registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named More registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1843
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Mores registered

Texas counties where the Mores registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County150%
Galveston County150%

Where the Mores were born

Birthplaces the Mores reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina1100%

When the Mores reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Mores
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Variations of More

Every More in the register

The Mores in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John L MoreGalveston County1843
Washington MoreAustin CountySouth Carolina1860

More genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named More in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 1 of the 2, Galveston 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 look under Moore as well.

Where did the Mores in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (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 More?

Austin County (1), Galveston 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 More appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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