Pearce · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Pearce in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 9 freedmen

9 freedmen named Pearce registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Cherokee County (3), Collin County (2) and Caldwell County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Pearces registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Pearce registered, on the 1870 county map
9
Freedmen
6
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Pearces registered

Texas counties where the Pearces registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cherokee County333%
Collin County222%
Caldwell County111%
Fayette County111%
Galveston County111%
Hill County111%

Where the Pearces were born

Birthplaces the Pearces reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi450%
Tennessee338%
Kentucky113%

When the Pearces reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Pearces
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3
1860s
6

Every Pearce in the register

The Pearces in the register, 1 to 9 of 9
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Brown PearceCollin CountyTennessee1857
Charles W PearceGalveston County1860
Fremon PearceCollin CountyTennessee1858
Hampton PearceCherokee CountyMississippi1866
Hartwell PearceCherokee CountyKentucky1866
Henry PearceCherokee CountyMississippi1866
Ruebin PearceFayette CountyTennessee1863
Samuel PearceCaldwell CountyMississippi1866
Samuel PearceHill CountyMississippi1857

Pearce genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Pearce in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Cherokee County holds 3 of the 9, Collin County 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 Pearces in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (4), Tennessee (3) and Kentucky (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 Pearce?

Cherokee County (3), Collin County (2), Caldwell County (1). In all, 9 registered across 6 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 Pearce appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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