Beesley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Beesley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Beesley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (1) and Hopkins County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Beesleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Beesley registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Beesleys registered

Texas counties where the Beesleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County150%
Hopkins County150%

Where the Beesleys were born

Birthplaces the Beesleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina150%
Texas150%

When the Beesleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Beesleys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Beesley in the register

The Beesleys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Erwin BeesleyBrazoria CountyTexas1846
Thomas BeesleyHopkins CountyNorth Carolina1860

Beesley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Beesley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 1 of the 2, Hopkins 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 Beesleys in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (1) and Texas (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 Beesley?

Brazoria County (1), Hopkins County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Beesley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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