Beverly · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Beverly in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Beverly registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Goliad County (2), Brazos County (1) and Falls County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Beverlys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Beverly registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
4
Counties
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Beverlys registered

Texas counties where the Beverlys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Goliad County240%
Brazos County120%
Falls County120%
Fort Bend County120%

When the Beverlys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Beverlys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
2

Every Beverly in the register

The Beverlys in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Frank BeverlyFalls County
James BeverlyBrazos County1861
Mitchell BeverlyFort Bend County1866
Ross BeverlyGoliad County1851
Thomas BeverlyGoliad County1852

Beverly genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Beverly in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Goliad County holds 2 of the 5, Brazos 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Beverly?

Goliad County (2), Brazos County (1), Falls County (1). In all, 5 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 Beverly appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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