Bayles · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bayles in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Bayles registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Austin County and reported Virginia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1865.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bayleses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bayles registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1865
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Bayleses registered

Texas counties where the Bayleses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County1100%

Where the Bayleses were born

Birthplaces the Bayleses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Bayleses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bayleses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Bayles in the register

The Bayleses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jack BaylesAustin CountyVirginia1865

Bayles genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bayles in Texas?

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

They reported Virginia (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 Bayles?

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

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