Ogletree · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ogletree in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Ogletree registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Tyler County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ogletrees registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ogletree registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Ogletrees registered

Texas counties where the Ogletrees registered
CountyFreedmen%
Tyler County2100%

Where the Ogletrees were born

Birthplaces the Ogletrees reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
Texas150%

When the Ogletrees reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ogletrees
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2

Every Ogletree in the register

The Ogletrees in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alford OgletreeTyler CountyGeorgia1847
Charles OgletreeTyler CountyTexas1847

Ogletree genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ogletree in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Tyler 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 Ogletrees in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1) and Texas (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 Ogletree?

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

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