Work · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Work in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Work registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Bastrop County and reported Tennessee as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1865.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Works registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Work registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1865
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Works registered

Texas counties where the Works registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County1100%

Where the Works were born

Birthplaces the Works reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Works reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Works
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Work in the register

The Works in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
William WorkBastrop CountyTennessee1865

Work genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Work in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop 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 Works in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Work?

Bastrop 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 Work appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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