Maples · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Maples in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Maples registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Cherokee County (1), Colorado County (1) and San Augustine County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, North Carolina and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mapleses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Maples registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Mapleses registered

Texas counties where the Mapleses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cherokee County133%
Colorado County133%
San Augustine County133%

Where the Mapleses were born

Birthplaces the Mapleses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama133%
North Carolina133%
Texas133%

When the Mapleses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Mapleses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
2

Every Maples in the register

The Mapleses in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Moton MaplesSan Augustine CountyTexas
Richard MaplesCherokee CountyNorth Carolina1866
Stade MaplesColorado CountyAlabama1852

Maples genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Maples in Texas?

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

They reported Alabama (1), North Carolina (1) and Texas (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 Maples?

Cherokee County (1), Colorado County (1), San Augustine 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 Maples appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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