Middleton · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Middleton in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 10 freedmen

10 freedmen named Middleton registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (3), Austin County (2) and Bexar County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Kentucky and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1839.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Middletons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Middleton registered, on the 1870 county map
10
Freedmen
7
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1839
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Middletons registered

Texas counties where the Middletons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County330%
Austin County220%
Bexar County110%
Brazoria County110%
Colorado County110%
Leon County110%
Tarrant County110%

Where the Middletons were born

Birthplaces the Middletons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama229%
Kentucky114%
Louisiana114%
Maryland114%
South Carolina114%
Virginia114%

When the Middletons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Middletons
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
1
1850s
3
1860s
2

Every Middleton in the register

The Middletons in the register, 1 to 10 of 10
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edward MiddletonAustin CountyAlabama1852
Edward MiddletonBrazoria CountyLouisiana1854
Edward MiddletonColorado CountySouth Carolina1860
Hubbard MiddletonFalls County
James MiddletonFalls County
Levi MiddletonFalls County
Moris MiddletonBexar CountyVirginia1864
Stephen MiddletonLeon CountyMaryland1839
Stephen MiddletonTarrant CountyKentucky1857
Wen MiddletonAustin CountyAlabama1847

Middleton genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Middleton in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 3 of the 10, Austin 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 Middletons in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2), Kentucky (1) and Louisiana (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 Middleton?

Falls County (3), Austin County (2), Bexar County (1). In all, 10 registered across 7 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 Middleton appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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