Woodfork · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Woodfork in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Woodfork registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burleson County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Woodforks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Woodfork registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1845
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Woodforks registered

Texas counties where the Woodforks registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County150%
Fort Bend County150%

When the Woodforks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Woodforks
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Woodfork in the register

The Woodforks in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
H. WoodforkBurleson County1862
William WoodforkFort Bend County1845

Woodfork genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Woodfork in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson County holds 1 of the 2, Fort Bend County 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Woodfork?

Burleson County (1), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 Texas counties 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 Woodfork appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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