Pipes · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Pipes in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Pipes registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (1) and Wood County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1863.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Pipeses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Pipes registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1863
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Pipeses registered

Texas counties where the Pipeses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County150%
Wood County150%

Where the Pipeses were born

Birthplaces the Pipeses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana1100%

When the Pipeses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Pipeses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Pipes in the register

The Pipeses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jack PipesWood CountyLouisiana1863
Lewis PipesFort Bend County1863

Pipes genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Pipes in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 1 of the 2, Wood 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 Pipeses in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (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 Pipes?

Fort Bend County (1), Wood County (1). In all, 2 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 Pipes appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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