Ezell · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ezell in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Ezell registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Kaufman County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ezells registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ezell registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Ezells registered

Texas counties where the Ezells registered
CountyFreedmen%
Kaufman County2100%

Where the Ezells were born

Birthplaces the Ezells reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky150%
Tennessee150%

When the Ezells reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ezells
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Ezell in the register

The Ezells in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred EzellKaufman CountyTennessee1855
George EzellKaufman CountyKentucky1857

Ezell genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ezell in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Kaufman County holds 2 of the 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 Ezells in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Ezell?

Kaufman County (2). In all, 2 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 Ezell appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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