Oakes · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Oakes in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Oakes registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Oakeses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Oakes registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Oakeses registered

Texas counties where the Oakeses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County2100%

Where the Oakeses were born

Birthplaces the Oakeses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina150%
Tennessee150%

When the Oakeses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Oakeses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Oakes in the register

The Oakeses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James OakesColorado CountyNorth Carolina1859
Mac OakesColorado CountyTennessee1852

Oakes genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Oakes in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Oakeses in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (1) and Tennessee (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 Oakes?

Colorado County (2). In all, 2 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 Oakes appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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