Falls · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Falls in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Falls registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bosque County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1862.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Fallses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Falls registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1862
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Fallses registered

Texas counties where the Fallses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bosque County150%
Fort Bend County150%

When the Fallses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Fallses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Falls in the register

The Fallses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Bacchus FallsFort Bend County1866
Thomas FallsBosque County1862

Falls genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Falls in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bosque County holds 1 of the 2, Fort Bend 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Falls?

Bosque County (1), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 2 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 Falls appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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