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Bell in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 105 freedmen

105 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, Alabama and Virginia. 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
105
Freedmen
39
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%
Victoria 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%
Matagorda County1under 1%
Orange County1under 1%
Parker County1under 1%
Wood County1under 1%

Where the Bells were born

Birthplaces the Bells reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1217%
Alabama1115%
Virginia1115%
North Carolina710%
South Carolina68%
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
47
1860s
41

Every Bell in the register

The Bells in the register, 51 to 100 of 105
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James BellBexar CountyTennessee1856
James BellWharton County1867
James BellWood CountyGeorgia1855
Jo BellShelby CountyGeorgia1855
John BellAustin CountyTexas1845
John BellFalls County
John BellMatagorda CountyAlabama1853
John BellMaverick County1866
Jordan BellShelby CountyGeorgia1856
Joseph BellCherokee CountyGeorgia1866
Joseph BellGrayson CountyMissouri1864
Joseph BellHarrison CountyVirginia1859
Joy BellBastrop CountyAlabama1859
Julius BellBrazos County1848
Louis BellShelby CountyGeorgia1857
Lucien BellFort Bend County1859
Lumsford BellAustin CountyAlabama1859
Major BellBastrop CountyNorth Carolina1864
Marmadoe BellWharton County1866
Martin BellBastrop CountyNorth Carolina1852
Moses BellMadison CountyVirginia1864
Moses BellWalker CountyAlabama1852
Mumford BellBrazos County1857
Ned BellBowie CountyNorth Carolina1849
Peter BellBrazoria CountyGeorgia1829
Peter BellBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1842
Peter BellBrazos County1850
Pleasant BellWalker CountyAlabama1852
Reubin BellWalker CountyMaryland1852
Richard BellFort Bend County1859
Robert BellFreestone CountyLouisiana1867
Robert BellGonzales County1861
Robert BellHarrison CountyVirginia1855
Robert BellHopkins CountyKentucky1859
Rufin BellBastrop CountyNorth Carolina1865
Samuel BellVictoria County1866
Sandy BellGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
Silas BellDallas CountyMissouri1854
Simon BellShelby CountyGeorgia1857
Squire BellBowie CountyAlabama1849
Starlin BellDavis CountyNorth Carolina1854
Stephan BellBastrop CountyKentucky1846
T. Green BellGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
Thomas BellBrazos County1865
Tom BellAustin CountyGeorgia1819
Urm. BellDallas CountyMissouri1854
Washington BellKarnes CountyGeorgia1847
William BellBrazos County1863
William BellCaldwell County
William BellColorado CountyKentucky1861

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 105, 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), Alabama (11) and Virginia (11) 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, 105 registered across 39 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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