Debs · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Debs in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Debs registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Burnet County and reported Texas as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Debses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Debs registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Debses registered

Texas counties where the Debses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burnet County1100%

Where the Debses were born

Birthplaces the Debses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas1100%

When the Debses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Debses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Debs in the register

The Debses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles DebsBurnet CountyTexas1866

Debs genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Debs in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burnet 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 Debses 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 Debs?

Burnet 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 Debs appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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