Woodroe · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Woodroe in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Woodroe registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Galveston County, reaching Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Woodroes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Woodroe registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1842
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Woodroes registered

Texas counties where the Woodroes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County1100%

When the Woodroes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Woodroes
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Woodroe in the register

The Woodroes in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Richard WoodroeGalveston County1842

Woodroe genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Woodroe in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Woodroe?

Galveston 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 Woodroe appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

Texas genealogy: keep looking

All surnamesAll countiesBrowse by birthplaceSearch Woodroe by first name

Woodroe in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman | Enslaved Texas