Plowdon · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Plowdon in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Plowdon registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Falls County, reaching Texas about 1868.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Plowdons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Plowdon registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1868
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Plowdons registered

Texas counties where the Plowdons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County1100%

When the Plowdons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Plowdons
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Plowdon in the register

The Plowdons in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Warren PlowdonFalls County

Plowdon genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Plowdon in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls 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 Plowdon?

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

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