Balis · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Balis in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Balis registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Davis County (1) and DeWitt County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Balises registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Balis registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Balises registered

Texas counties where the Balises registered
CountyFreedmen%
Davis County150%
DeWitt County150%

Where the Balises were born

Birthplaces the Balises reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky1100%

When the Balises reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Balises
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Balis in the register

The Balises in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Elija BalisDavis CountyKentucky1862
Jeff BalisDeWitt County1855

Balis genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Balis in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Davis County holds 1 of the 2, DeWitt 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 Balises in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (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 Balis?

Davis County (1), DeWitt County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Balis appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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