Eggleston · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Eggleston in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Eggleston registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (1), Colorado County (1) and Nueces County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1827.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Egglestons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Eggleston registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Egglestons registered

Texas counties where the Egglestons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County133%
Colorado County133%
Nueces County133%

Where the Egglestons were born

Birthplaces the Egglestons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi267%
Georgia133%

When the Egglestons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Egglestons
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
0
1840s
0
1850s
2

Every Eggleston in the register

The Egglestons in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Barney EgglestonBastrop CountyGeorgia1854
David EgglestonColorado CountyMississippi1851
Troy EgglestonNueces CountyMississippi1827

Eggleston genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Eggleston in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 1 of the 3, Colorado 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 Egglestons in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (2) and Georgia (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 Eggleston?

Bastrop County (1), Colorado County (1), Nueces County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Eggleston appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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