Ellerby · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ellerby in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Ellerby registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (3). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ellerbys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ellerby registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Ellerbys registered

Texas counties where the Ellerbys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County3100%

When the Ellerbys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ellerbys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3

Every Ellerby in the register

The Ellerbys in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Moses EllerbyGonzales County1855
Paul EllerbyGonzales County1855
Primus EllerbyGonzales County1855

Ellerby genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ellerby in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 3 of the 3. 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Ellerby?

Gonzales County (3). In all, 3 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 Ellerby appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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