Ortiz · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ortiz in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Ortiz registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Jackson County, reaching Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ortizes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ortiz registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Ortizes registered

Texas counties where the Ortizes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Jackson County1100%

When the Ortizes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ortizes
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Ortiz in the register

The Ortizes in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Sussanna OrtizJackson County1846

Ortiz genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ortiz in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Jackson 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 Ortiz?

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

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