Tool Folk · Texas · 1867 voter registration
Tool Folk in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen
2 freedmen named Tool Folk registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Cherokee County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.
- 2
- Freedmen
- 1
- Counties
- Kentucky
- Largest birthplace
- 1866
- Earliest arrival
- 1860s
- Fullest decade
Where the Tool Folks registered
| County | Freedmen | % |
|---|---|---|
| Cherokee County | 2 | 100% |
Where the Tool Folks were born
When the Tool Folks reached Texas
| Decade | Freedmen |
|---|---|
| 1860s | 2 |
Every Tool Folk in the register
| Name | County | Birthplace | Reached Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. B. Tool Folk | Cherokee County | Tennessee | 1866 |
| Sam Tool Folk | Cherokee County | Kentucky | 1866 |
Tool Folk genealogy in Texas
How do I find an ancestor named Tool Folk in Texas?
Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Cherokee County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Tool Folks in Texas come from?
They reported Kentucky (1) and Tennessee (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 Tool Folk?
Cherokee County (2). In all, 2 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 Tool Folk appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.
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