Earles · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Earles in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Earles registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (2), Anderson County (1) and Gonzales County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Earleses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Earles registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
4
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1840
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Earleses registered

Texas counties where the Earleses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County240%
Anderson County120%
Gonzales County120%
Matagorda County120%

Where the Earleses were born

Birthplaces the Earleses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia133%
Louisiana133%
Mississippi133%

When the Earleses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Earleses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Earles in the register

The Earleses in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benny EarlesBrazoria CountyGeorgia1847
Henry EarlesAnderson CountyMississippi1863
James EarlesBrazoria CountyLouisiana1840
Robert EarlesMatagorda County
Sam EarlesGonzales County1852

Earles genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Earles in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 2 of the 5, Anderson 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 Earleses in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1), Louisiana (1) and Mississippi (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 Earles?

Brazoria County (2), Anderson County (1), Gonzales County (1). In all, 5 registered across 4 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 Earles appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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