Aston · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Aston in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Aston registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Grayson County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Astons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Aston registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Astons registered

Texas counties where the Astons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Grayson County2100%

Where the Astons were born

Birthplaces the Astons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia2100%

When the Astons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Astons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Aston in the register

The Astons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Collins AstonGrayson CountyVirginia1852
Moses AstonGrayson CountyVirginia1852

Aston genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Aston in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Grayson County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Astons in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (2) 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 Aston?

Grayson County (2). In all, 2 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 Aston appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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