Chapel · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Chapel in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Chapel registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (3). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1835.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Chapels registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Chapel registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
1835
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Chapels registered

Texas counties where the Chapels registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County3100%

When the Chapels reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Chapels
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
2

Variations of Chapel

Every Chapel in the register

The Chapels in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John ChapelFort Bend County1842
John ChapelFort Bend County1846
Squire ChapelFort Bend County1835

Chapel genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Chapel in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 3 of the 3. 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 look under Chappel as well.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Chapel?

Fort Bend County (3). In all, 3 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 Chapel appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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