Dibrell · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dibrell in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Dibrell registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Guadalupe County (4). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dibrells registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dibrell registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
1
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Dibrells registered

Texas counties where the Dibrells registered
CountyFreedmen%
Guadalupe County4100%

Where the Dibrells were born

Birthplaces the Dibrells reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi250%
North Carolina125%
Tennessee125%

When the Dibrells reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dibrells
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
4

Every Dibrell in the register

The Dibrells in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George DibrellGuadalupe CountyMississippi1867
Kit DibrellGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
Peter DibrellGuadalupe CountyMississippi1866
Silas DibrellGuadalupe CountyTennessee1866

Dibrell genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dibrell in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Guadalupe County holds 4 of the 4. 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 Dibrells in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (2), North 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 Dibrell?

Guadalupe County (4). In all, 4 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 Dibrell appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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