Baily · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Baily in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Baily registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Galveston County (2), Madison County (2) and Anderson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas, Georgia and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bailys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Baily registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
5
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1840
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Bailys registered

Texas counties where the Bailys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County229%
Madison County229%
Anderson County114%
Cooke County114%
Wharton County114%

Where the Bailys were born

Birthplaces the Bailys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas250%
Georgia125%
Mississippi125%

When the Bailys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bailys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
4
1850s
0
1860s
3

Every Baily in the register

The Bailys in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
C B BailyGalveston County
Jefry BailyMadison CountyGeorgia1840
John BailyAnderson CountyMississippi1849
John BailyWharton County1866
Mack BailyMadison CountyTexas1848
Thomas BailyCooke CountyTexas1844
Wm BailyGalveston County

Baily genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Baily in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 2 of the 7, Madison County 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 Bailys in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (2), 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 Baily?

Galveston County (2), Madison County (2), Anderson County (1). In all, 7 registered across 5 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 Baily appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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