Estell · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Estell in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Estell registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (2) and Anderson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Estells registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Estell registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Arkansas
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Estells registered

Texas counties where the Estells registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County267%
Anderson County133%

Where the Estells were born

Birthplaces the Estells reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Arkansas133%
Kentucky133%
Tennessee133%

When the Estells reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Estells
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Estell in the register

The Estells in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert EstellHarrison CountyArkansas1846
John EstellHarrison CountyKentucky1846
Sidney EstellAnderson CountyTennessee1865

Estell genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Estell in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 2 of the 3, 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 Estells in Texas come from?

They reported Arkansas (1), Kentucky (1) and Tennessee (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 Estell?

Harrison County (2), Anderson County (1). In all, 3 registered across 2 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 Estell appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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