Baley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Baley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Baley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Chambers County (1), Cherokee County (1) and Davis County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Baleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Baley registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Baleys registered

Texas counties where the Baleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Chambers County125%
Cherokee County125%
Davis County125%
Falls County125%

Where the Baleys were born

Birthplaces the Baleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky133%
South Carolina133%
Tennessee133%

When the Baleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Baleys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
2

Every Baley in the register

The Baleys in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Arnos BaleyChambers CountySouth Carolina1860
Daniel BaleyCherokee CountyTennessee
Dudley BaleyDavis CountyKentucky1855
George BaleyFalls County

Baley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Baley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Chambers County holds 1 of the 4, Cherokee 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 Baleys in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (1), South Carolina (1) and 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 Baley?

Chambers County (1), Cherokee County (1), Davis County (1). In all, 4 registered across 4 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 Baley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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