Gayle · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gayle in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Gayle registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Jackson County, reaching Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gayles registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gayle registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1843
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Gayles registered

Texas counties where the Gayles registered
CountyFreedmen%
Jackson County1100%

When the Gayles reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Gayles
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Gayle in the register

The Gayles in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Wilson GayleJackson County1843

Gayle genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gayle in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Jackson County holds 1 of the 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 Gayle?

Jackson County (1). In all, 1 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 Gayle appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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