Peck · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Peck in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Peck registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Goliad County (4) and Freestone County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Pecks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Peck registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Pecks registered

Texas counties where the Pecks registered
CountyFreedmen%
Goliad County480%
Freestone County120%

Where the Pecks were born

Birthplaces the Pecks reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Pecks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Pecks
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
2
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Peck in the register

The Pecks in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Allen PeckGoliad County1848
Ceaser PeckFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Jack PeckGoliad County1837
John PeckGoliad County1852
Sam PeckGoliad County1847

Peck genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Peck in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Goliad County holds 4 of the 5, Freestone County 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.

Where did the Pecks in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 Peck?

Goliad County (4), Freestone County (1). In all, 5 registered across 2 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 Peck appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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