Beazeley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Beazeley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Beazeley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Beazeleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Beazeley registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Beazeleys registered

Texas counties where the Beazeleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County2100%

Where the Beazeleys were born

Birthplaces the Beazeleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee150%
Virginia150%

When the Beazeleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Beazeleys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1

Every Beazeley in the register

The Beazeleys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jessee BeazeleyHarrison CountyVirginia1847
John BeazeleyHarrison CountyTennessee1858

Beazeley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Beazeley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison 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 Beazeleys in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (1) and 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 Beazeley?

Harrison 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 Beazeley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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