Albert · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Albert in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Albert registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (2), Colorado County (1) and Gonzales County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Alberts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Albert registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
6
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Alberts registered

Texas counties where the Alberts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County229%
Colorado County114%
Gonzales County114%
Hill County114%
Hopkins County114%
San Augustine County114%

Where the Alberts were born

Birthplaces the Alberts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama117%
Georgia117%
Mississippi117%
South Carolina117%
Tennessee117%
Virginia117%

When the Alberts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Alberts
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
4

Every Albert in the register

The Alberts in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Iceam AlbertFayette CountyGeorgia1846
Jackson AlbertColorado CountyVirginia1862
James AlbertGonzales County1861
John AlbertHill CountyMississippi1855
Prince AlbertFayette CountySouth Carolina1837
Prince AlbertHopkins CountyTennessee1863
Prince AlbertSan Augustine CountyAlabama1866

Albert genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Albert in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 2 of the 7, Colorado 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.

Where did the Alberts in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Georgia (1) and Mississippi (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 Albert?

Fayette County (2), Colorado County (1), Gonzales County (1). In all, 7 registered across 6 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 Albert appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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