Ables · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ables in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Ables registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in DeWitt County, reaching Texas about 1863.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ableses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ables registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1863
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Ableses registered

Texas counties where the Ableses registered
CountyFreedmen%
DeWitt County1100%

When the Ableses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ableses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Ables in the register

The Ableses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Cary AblesDeWitt County1863

Ables genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ables in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. DeWitt 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 Ables?

DeWitt 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 Ables appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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