Estes · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Estes in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 9 freedmen

9 freedmen named Estes registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Tarrant County (4), Harrison County (2) and Austin County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas, Tennessee and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Esteses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Estes registered, on the 1870 county map
9
Freedmen
5
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Esteses registered

Texas counties where the Esteses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Tarrant County444%
Harrison County222%
Austin County111%
Bowie County111%
Falls County111%

Where the Esteses were born

Birthplaces the Esteses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas338%
Tennessee225%
Alabama113%
Maryland113%
Missouri113%

When the Esteses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Esteses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
5

Every Estes in the register

The Esteses in the register, 1 to 9 of 9
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Adam EstesHarrison CountyTexas1846
Charles EstesHarrison CountyTennessee1847
Clinton EstesTarrant CountyTexas1857
Frank EstesTarrant CountyMissouri1857
George EstesBowie CountyMaryland1849
Jack EstesTarrant CountyTexas1857
Peter EstesFalls County
Solomon EstesTarrant CountyTennessee1857
W. Matison EstesAustin CountyAlabama1850

Estes genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Estes in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Tarrant County holds 4 of the 9, Harrison County 2. 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 Esteses in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (3), Tennessee (2) and Alabama (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 Estes?

Tarrant County (4), Harrison County (2), Austin County (1). In all, 9 registered across 5 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 Estes appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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