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Record in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Record registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Dallas County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Records registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Record registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Records registered

Texas counties where the Records registered
CountyFreedmen%
Dallas County3100%

Where the Records were born

Birthplaces the Records reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee133%
Texas133%
Virginia133%

When the Records reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Records
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3

Every Record in the register

The Records in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Dan'l RecordDallas CountyVirginia1857
Else RecordDallas CountyTennessee1855
Orange RecordDallas CountyTexas1852

Record genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Record in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Dallas County holds 3 of the 3. 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 Records in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (1), Texas (1) and Virginia (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 Record?

Dallas County (3). In all, 3 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 Record appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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