Lyles · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lyles in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Lyles registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (2), Walker County (2) and Fort Bend County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lyleses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lyles registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
4
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Lyleses registered

Texas counties where the Lyleses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County233%
Walker County233%
Fort Bend County117%
Wood County117%

Where the Lyleses were born

Birthplaces the Lyleses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama240%
North Carolina240%
South Carolina120%

When the Lyleses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lyleses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
4
1860s
2

Every Lyles in the register

The Lyleses in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles LylesWood CountySouth Carolina1862
Marshall LylesFort Bend County1861
Monroe LylesWalker CountyAlabama1851
Richmond LylesFayette CountyNorth Carolina1852
Robert LylesFayette CountyNorth Carolina1854
Tony LylesWalker CountyAlabama1852

Lyles genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lyles in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 2 of the 6, Walker County 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 Lyleses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2), North Carolina (2) and South Carolina (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 Lyles?

Fayette County (2), Walker County (2), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 6 registered across 4 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 Lyles appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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