Pressber · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Pressber in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Pressber registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Colorado County and reported South Carolina as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1858.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Pressbers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Pressber registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1858
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Pressbers registered

Texas counties where the Pressbers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County1100%

Where the Pressbers were born

Birthplaces the Pressbers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina1100%

When the Pressbers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Pressbers
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Pressber in the register

The Pressbers in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John PressberColorado CountySouth Carolina1858

Pressber genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Pressber in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado 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.

Where did the Pressbers in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (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 Pressber?

Colorado 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 Pressber appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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