Sence · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sence in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Sence registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Bexar County and reported Missouri as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1860.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Sences registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sence registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Missouri
Largest birthplace
1860
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Sences registered

Texas counties where the Sences registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bexar County1100%

Where the Sences were born

Birthplaces the Sences reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Missouri1100%

When the Sences reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sences
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Sence in the register

The Sences in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
William SenceBexar CountyMissouri1860

Sence genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sence in Texas?

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

They reported Missouri (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 Sence?

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

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