Baylor · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Baylor in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Baylor registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (3), Burleson County (1) and Colorado County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas, Kentucky and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Baylors registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Baylor registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
4
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Baylors registered

Texas counties where the Baylors registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County350%
Burleson County117%
Colorado County117%
Falls County117%

Where the Baylors were born

Birthplaces the Baylors reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas250%
Kentucky125%
North Carolina125%

When the Baylors reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Baylors
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
2

Every Baylor in the register

The Baylors in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Armistead BaylorFayette CountyKentucky1841
Harry BaylorFalls County
Henry BaylorFayette CountyNorth Carolina1853
W. BaylorBurleson County1852
Walker BaylorColorado CountyTexas1847
Walker BaylorFayette CountyTexas1846

Baylor genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Baylor in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 3 of the 6, Burleson 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 Baylors in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (2), Kentucky (1) and North Carolina (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 Baylor?

Fayette County (3), Burleson County (1), Colorado County (1). In all, 6 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 Baylor appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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