Shore · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Shore in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Shore registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Harrison County and reported South Carolina as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1860.

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

Where the Shores registered

Texas counties where the Shores registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1100%

Where the Shores were born

Birthplaces the Shores reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina1100%

When the Shores reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Shores
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Shore in the register

The Shores in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Sharper ShoreHarrison CountySouth Carolina1860

Shore genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Shore in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison 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 Shores 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 Shore?

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

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