Earls · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Earls in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Earls registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (1), Harrison County (1) and Leon County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Earlses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Earls registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Earlses registered

Texas counties where the Earlses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County125%
Harrison County125%
Leon County125%
Shelby County125%

Where the Earlses were born

Birthplaces the Earlses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina375%
Texas125%

When the Earlses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Earlses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Earls in the register

The Earlses in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
David EarlsBrazoria CountyTexas1846
George EarlsLeon CountySouth Carolina1837
Green EarlsHarrison CountySouth Carolina1860
Oliver EarlsShelby CountySouth Carolina1852

Earls genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Earls in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 1 of the 4, Harrison 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 Earlses in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (3) 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 Earls?

Brazoria County (1), Harrison County (1), Leon County (1). In all, 4 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 Earls appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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