Bartley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bartley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Bartley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (1), Falls County (1) and Fayette County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bartleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bartley registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
5
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Bartleys registered

Texas counties where the Bartleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County120%
Falls County120%
Fayette County120%
Guadalupe County120%
Madison County120%

Where the Bartleys were born

Birthplaces the Bartleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama250%
Georgia125%
Mississippi125%

When the Bartleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bartleys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Bartley in the register

The Bartleys in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Acmen BartleyMadison CountyGeorgia1855
Jackson BartleyFalls County
John BartleyGuadalupe CountyAlabama1866
Rodge BartleyAustin CountyMississippi1847
S.W. BartleyFayette CountyAlabama1849

Bartley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bartley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 1 of the 5, Falls 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 Bartleys in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 Bartley?

Austin County (1), Falls County (1), Fayette County (1). In all, 5 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 Bartley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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