Dial · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dial in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Dial registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bexar County (1), Brazoria County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana, South Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dials registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dial registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Dials registered

Texas counties where the Dials registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bexar County133%
Brazoria County133%
Harrison County133%

Where the Dials were born

Birthplaces the Dials reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana133%
South Carolina133%
Tennessee133%

When the Dials reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dials
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
1

Every Dial in the register

The Dials in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry DialBrazoria CountyLouisiana1853
Henry DialHarrison CountySouth Carolina1846
Jace DialBexar CountyTennessee1849

Dial genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dial in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bexar County holds 1 of the 3, Brazoria 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.

Where did the Dials in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (1), South Carolina (1) and Tennessee (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 Dial?

Bexar County (1), Brazoria County (1), Harrison County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Dial appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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