Barley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Barley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Barley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (1), Nueces County (1) and Walker County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Barleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Barley registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Barleys registered

Texas counties where the Barleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County133%
Nueces County133%
Walker County133%

Where the Barleys were born

Birthplaces the Barleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia267%
Alabama133%

When the Barleys reached Texas

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

Every Barley in the register

The Barleys in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred BarleyNueces CountyAlabama1858
Edward BarleyWalker CountyVirginia1861
James BarleyAustin CountyVirginia1853

Barley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Barley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 1 of the 3, Nueces 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 Barleys in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (2) and Alabama (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 Barley?

Austin County (1), Nueces County (1), Walker County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Barley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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