Gustis · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gustis in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Gustis registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Davis County and reported Alabama as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gustises registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gustis registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Gustises registered

Texas counties where the Gustises registered
CountyFreedmen%
Davis County1100%

Where the Gustises were born

Birthplaces the Gustises reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Gustises reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Gustises
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Gustis in the register

The Gustises in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John GustisDavis CountyAlabama1850

Gustis genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gustis in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Davis 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.

Where did the Gustises in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Gustis?

Davis 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 Gustis appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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