Stocket · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Stocket in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Stocket registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Fort Bend County and reported Mississippi as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1864.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Stockets registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Stocket registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1864
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Stockets registered

Texas counties where the Stockets registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County1100%

Where the Stockets were born

Birthplaces the Stockets reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Stockets reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Stockets
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Stocket in the register

The Stockets in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Joseph StocketFort Bend CountyMississippi1864

Stocket genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Stocket in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend 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 Stockets in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (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 Stocket?

Fort Bend 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 Stocket appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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