Poe · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Poe in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Poe registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Fort Bend County, reaching Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Poes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Poe registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Poes registered

Texas counties where the Poes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County1100%

When the Poes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Poes
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Poe in the register

The Poes in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Burton PoeFort Bend County1851

Poe genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Poe in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend 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 Poe?

Fort Bend 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 Poe appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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