Boals · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Boals in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Boals registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in DeWitt County (1) and Victoria County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Boalses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Boals registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Boalses registered

Texas counties where the Boalses registered
CountyFreedmen%
DeWitt County150%
Victoria County150%

When the Boalses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Boalses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Boals in the register

The Boalses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jack BoalsVictoria County1866
John H. BoalsDeWitt County1852

Boals genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Boals in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. DeWitt County holds 1 of the 2, Victoria 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 Boals?

DeWitt County (1), Victoria 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 Boals appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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