Sapho · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sapho in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Sapho registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Austin County and reported Georgia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Saphos registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sapho registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Saphos registered

Texas counties where the Saphos registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County1100%

Where the Saphos were born

Birthplaces the Saphos reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1100%

When the Saphos reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Saphos
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Sapho in the register

The Saphos in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Moses SaphoAustin CountyGeorgia1848

Sapho genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sapho in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin 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 Saphos in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (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 Sapho?

Austin 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 Sapho appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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