Sapp · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sapp in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Sapp registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Austin County and reported Georgia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1840.

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

Where the Sapps registered

Texas counties where the Sapps registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County1100%

Where the Sapps were born

Birthplaces the Sapps reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1100%

When the Sapps reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sapps
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Sapp in the register

The Sapps in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Geo SappAustin CountyGeorgia1840

Sapp genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sapp 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 Sapps 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 Sapp?

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

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