Pope · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Pope in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 11 freedmen

11 freedmen named Pope registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Austin County (2), Leon County (2) and Bastrop County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Popes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Pope registered, on the 1870 county map
11
Freedmen
9
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1845
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Popes registered

Texas counties where the Popes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County218%
Leon County218%
Bastrop County19%
Cherokee County19%
Colorado County19%
DeWitt County19%
Fayette County19%
Galveston County19%
Johnson County19%

Where the Popes were born

Birthplaces the Popes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina444%
Georgia222%
Tennessee222%
Virginia111%

When the Popes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Popes
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
4
1860s
5

Every Pope in the register

The Popes in the register, 1 to 11 of 11
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Burnill PopeAustin CountyGeorgia1860
Dennis PopeGalveston County1856
Feggins PopeFayette CountyNorth Carolina1854
Forey PopeBastrop CountyTennessee1851
Gilford PopeLeon CountyNorth Carolina1845
Harry PopeCherokee CountyNorth Carolina1866
Isom PopeLeon CountyNorth Carolina1846
L PopeJohnson CountyVirginia1864
Phillip PopeColorado CountyTennessee1857
Solomon PopeDeWitt County1861
Stephen PopeAustin CountyGeorgia1862

Pope genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Pope in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 2 of the 11, Leon County 2. 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 Popes in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (4), Georgia (2) and Tennessee (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 Pope?

Austin County (2), Leon County (2), Bastrop County (1). In all, 11 registered across 9 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 Pope appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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