Dudley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dudley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 10 freedmen

10 freedmen named Dudley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Brazoria County (3), Austin County (1) and Bexar County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana, North Carolina and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dudleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dudley registered, on the 1870 county map
10
Freedmen
8
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Dudleys registered

Texas counties where the Dudleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County330%
Austin County110%
Bexar County110%
Colorado County110%
Coryell County110%
Fayette County110%
Galveston County110%
Harrison County110%

Where the Dudleys were born

Birthplaces the Dudleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana225%
North Carolina225%
Virginia225%
Kentucky113%
South Carolina113%

When the Dudleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dudleys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
5
1860s
5

Every Dudley in the register

The Dudleys in the register, 1 to 10 of 10
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham DudleyBexar CountyVirginia1863
Andrew J. DudleyBrazoria CountyLouisiana1859
Jack DudleyCoryell County
Jennins DudleyColorado CountyNorth Carolina1851
Louis DudleyBrazoria CountyLouisiana1852
Rhuben DudleyGalveston County1866
Richard DudleyHarrison CountySouth Carolina1854
Sam DudleyFayette CountyVirginia1863
Sammuel DudleyBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1852
Winn DudleyAustin CountyKentucky1862

Dudley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dudley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 3 of the 10, Austin 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 Dudleys in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (2), North Carolina (2) and Virginia (2) 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 Dudley?

Brazoria County (3), Austin County (1), Bexar County (1). In all, 10 registered across 8 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 Dudley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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