Polk · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Polk in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 34 freedmen

34 freedmen named Polk registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Leon County (6), Gonzales County (5) and Falls County (4). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Texas and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1827.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Polks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Polk registered, on the 1870 county map
34
Freedmen
16
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Polks registered

Texas counties where the Polks registered
CountyFreedmen%
Leon County618%
Gonzales County515%
Falls County412%
San Augustine County39%
Brazos County26%
Fayette County26%
Hays County26%
Madison County26%
Bosque County13%
Burleson County13%
Cherokee County13%
Colorado County13%
Comal County13%
Harrison County13%
Hunt County13%
Van Zandt County13%

Where the Polks were born

Birthplaces the Polks reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee733%
Texas524%
Georgia210%
Mississippi210%
Alabama15%
Arkansas15%
Kentucky15%
Maryland15%
Virginia15%

When the Polks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Polks
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
0
1840s
6
1850s
12
1860s
11

Every Polk in the register

The Polks in the register, 1 to 34 of 34
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abner PolkComal CountyTennessee1852
Alfred PolkBrazos County1847
Alfred PolkLeon CountyTexas1846
Allen PolkVan Zandt CountyTennessee1858
B. PolkBurleson County1862
Ben PolkGonzales County1852
Benjamin PolkMadison CountyGeorgia1861
Calwill PolkFalls County
Charles PolkGonzales County1854
Chesterfield PolkBrazos County1848
Chesterfield PolkLeon CountyTexas1846
Columbus PolkFayette CountyTennessee1853
David PolkGonzales County1853
Dennis PolkCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Green PolkGonzales County1853
Harry PolkMadison CountyGeorgia1851
Henry PolkHunt CountyArkansas1866
Henry PolkSan Augustine CountyVirginia1866
Isaac PolkLeon CountyTexas1854
Isiah James PolkGonzales County1849
James PolkHays CountyKentucky
James K. PolkHarrison CountyMaryland1860
Leroy PolkHays CountyMississippi1866
March PolkFalls County
Milton PolkFayette CountyTennessee1853
Moses PolkSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
Paul PolkLeon CountyTexas1848
Perry PolkLeon CountyTexas1855
Reuben PolkSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
Robert PolkColorado CountyMississippi1855
Sam PolkFalls County
Sutton PolkLeon CountyTennessee1827
Sy PolkFalls County
Thomas PolkBosque County1862

Polk genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Polk in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Leon County holds 6 of the 34, Gonzales County 5. 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 Polks in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (7), Texas (5) and Georgia (2) 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 Polk?

Leon County (6), Gonzales County (5), Falls County (4). In all, 34 registered across 16 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 Polk appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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