Baltrip · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Baltrip in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Baltrip registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Walker County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1850.

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

Where the Baltrips registered

Texas counties where the Baltrips registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County2100%

Where the Baltrips were born

Birthplaces the Baltrips reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Georgia150%

When the Baltrips reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Baltrips
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Baltrip in the register

The Baltrips in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Gilford BaltripWalker CountyGeorgia1850
Ham BaltripWalker CountyAlabama1853

Baltrip genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Baltrip in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker 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 Baltrips in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and Georgia (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 Baltrip?

Walker 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 Baltrip appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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