Gabriel · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gabriel in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Gabriel registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bexar County (1), Brazos County (1) and Freestone County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gabriels registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gabriel registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Gabriels registered

Texas counties where the Gabriels registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bexar County133%
Brazos County133%
Freestone County133%

Where the Gabriels were born

Birthplaces the Gabriels reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
Mississippi150%

When the Gabriels reached Texas

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

Every Gabriel in the register

The Gabriels in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alexander GabrielBrazos County1847
James GabrielFreestone CountyGeorgia1867
Washington GabrielBexar CountyMississippi1847

Gabriel genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gabriel in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bexar County holds 1 of the 3, Brazos 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 Gabriels in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1) and Mississippi (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 Gabriel?

Bexar County (1), Brazos County (1), Freestone County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Gabriel appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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