Moesley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Moesley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Moesley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Burleson County, reaching Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Moesleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Moesley registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Moesleys registered

Texas counties where the Moesleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County1100%

When the Moesleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Moesleys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Moesley in the register

The Moesleys in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
J. MoesleyBurleson County1855

Moesley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Moesley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson 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 Moesley?

Burleson 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 Moesley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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