Eagleton · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Eagleton in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Eagleton registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1839.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Eagletons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Eagleton registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1839
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Eagletons registered

Texas counties where the Eagletons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County2100%

Where the Eagletons were born

Birthplaces the Eagletons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana150%
Texas150%

When the Eagletons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Eagletons
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
0
1850s
1

Every Eagleton in the register

The Eagletons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John EagletonBrazoria CountyTexas1839
Nathan EagletonBrazoria CountyLouisiana1851

Eagleton genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Eagleton in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Eagletons in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (1) and 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 Eagleton?

Brazoria County (2). In all, 2 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 Eagleton appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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