Bursel · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bursel in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Bursel registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Nueces County and reported Texas as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1844.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bursels registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bursel registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1844
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Bursels registered

Texas counties where the Bursels registered
CountyFreedmen%
Nueces County1100%

Where the Bursels were born

Birthplaces the Bursels reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas1100%

When the Bursels reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bursels
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Bursel in the register

The Bursels in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry BurselNueces CountyTexas1844

Bursel genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bursel in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Nueces County holds 1 of the 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 Bursels in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Bursel?

Nueces County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Bursel appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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