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Bell in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 101 freedmen

101 freedmen named Bell registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Bastrop County (9), Austin County (8) and Brazos County (7). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Virginia and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1819.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bells registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bell registered, on the 1870 county map
101
Freedmen
37
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1819
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Bells registered

Texas counties where the Bells registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County99%
Austin County88%
Brazos County77%
Harrison County77%
Walker County77%
Shelby County66%
Burleson County44%
Guadalupe County44%
Wharton County44%
Caldwell County33%
Fort Bend County33%
McLennan County33%
Bexar County22%
Bowie County22%
Brazoria County22%
Dallas County22%
Falls County22%
Fayette County22%
Galveston County22%
Gonzales County22%
Grayson County22%
Hill County22%
Maverick County22%
Chambers County1under 1%
Cherokee County1under 1%
Collin County1under 1%
Colorado County1under 1%
Davis County1under 1%
Freestone County1under 1%
Hopkins County1under 1%
Jackson County1under 1%
Karnes County1under 1%
Leon County1under 1%
Madison County1under 1%
Orange County1under 1%
Parker County1under 1%
Wood County1under 1%

Where the Bells were born

Birthplaces the Bells reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1217%
Virginia1116%
Alabama1014%
North Carolina710%
South Carolina69%
Louisiana46%
Missouri46%
Texas46%
Kentucky34%
Tennessee34%
Arkansas23%
Maryland23%
District of Columbia11%
Mississippi11%

When the Bells reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bells
DecadeFreedmen
1810s
1
1820s
1
1830s
1
1840s
12
1850s
46
1860s
38

Every Bell in the register

The Bells in the register, 1 to 50 of 101
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Adam BellFort Bend County1842
Adison BellHarrison CountyVirginia1857
Albert BellGalveston County1855
Alex BellHarrison CountySouth Carolina1857
Alfred BellGonzales County1852
Anderson BellCollin CountyTennessee1864
Aron BellWalker CountyAlabama1860
Bill BellBastrop CountyArkansas1857
Calvin BellOrange CountyTexas
Ceasar BellFayette CountyAlabama1857
Charles BellWalker CountyLouisiana1863
Danby BellHill CountySouth Carolina1857
Daniel BellMcLennan County1866
David BellBrazos County1861
David BellHarrison CountyLouisiana1851
Dick BellParker CountyTennessee1853
Dudley BellGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
Edmon BellBurleson County1867
Edmon BellWalker CountyAlabama1852
Edward BellAustin CountySouth Carolina1859
Edward BellBrazos County1854
Eliza BellWalker CountyAlabama1852
Frank BellCaldwell CountyAlabama1866
Frank BellWharton County1866
Freeman BellFayette CountyDistrict of Columbia1866
G. BellBurleson County1859
G.M. BellHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1846
Gabierl BellMcLennan County1867
General BellMcLennan County1866
George BellAustin CountyVirginia1853
George BellBastrop CountyArkansas1860
George BellGalveston County
George BellWharton County1866
H. BellBurleson County1860
H. BellBurleson County1856
Hadden BellMaverick County1839
Harrison BellHill CountySouth Carolina1857
Harry BellChambers CountySouth Carolina1860
Henry BellFalls County
Henry BellShelby CountyGeorgia1858
Isaac BellAustin CountyTexas1846
Isaac BellBexar CountyLouisiana1853
Isaac BellGrayson CountyMissouri1860
Isaac BellHarrison CountyVirginia1852
Isaac BellShelby CountyGeorgia1857
Isam BellCaldwell CountyMississippi1866
Jacob BellAustin CountyMaryland1847
James BellAustin CountyTexas1844
James BellBastrop CountyNorth Carolina1865
James BellBexar CountyTennessee1856

Bell genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bell in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 9 of the 101, Austin County 8. 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 Bells in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (12), Virginia (11) and Alabama (10) as their birthplaces most often, and 4 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Bell?

Bastrop County (9), Austin County (8), Brazos County (7). In all, 101 registered across 37 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 Bell appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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