Basel · Texas · 1867 voter registration
Basel in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen
2 freedmen named Basel registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.
- 2
- Freedmen
- 1
- Counties
- Georgia
- Largest birthplace
- 1840
- Earliest arrival
- 1840s
- Fullest decade
Where the Basels registered
| County | Freedmen | % |
|---|---|---|
| Austin County | 2 | 100% |
Where the Basels were born
| Birthplace | Freedmen | % |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 1 | 100% |
When the Basels reached Texas
| Decade | Freedmen |
|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 |
| 1850s | 0 |
| 1860s | 1 |
Every Basel in the register
| Name | County | Birthplace | Reached Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Basel | Austin County | 1840 | |
| Manuel Basel | Austin County | Georgia | 1860 |
Basel genealogy in Texas
How do I find an ancestor named Basel in Texas?
Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin 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 Basels in Texas come from?
They reported 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 Basel?
Austin 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 Basel appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.
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