Ork · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ork in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Ork registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in DeWitt County, reaching Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Orks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ork registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1843
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Orks registered

Texas counties where the Orks registered
CountyFreedmen%
DeWitt County1100%

When the Orks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Orks
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Ork in the register

The Orks in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Frank OrkDeWitt County1843

Ork genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ork 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 Ork?

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

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