Bass · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bass in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Bass registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (1), Fort Bend County (1) and Jasper County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Basses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bass registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Basses registered

Texas counties where the Basses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County125%
Fort Bend County125%
Jasper County125%
Wharton County125%

Where the Basses were born

Birthplaces the Basses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana150%
Tennessee150%

When the Basses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Basses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Bass in the register

The Basses in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George BassJasper CountyLouisiana
Henry BassFort Bend County1842
Napier BassFayette CountyTennessee1854
Tim BassWharton County1866

Bass genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bass in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 1 of the 4, Fort Bend 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 Basses in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (1) and Tennessee (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 Bass?

Fayette County (1), Fort Bend County (1), Jasper County (1). In all, 4 registered across 4 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 Bass appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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