Moseley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Moseley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 16 freedmen

16 freedmen named Moseley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (5), Harrison County (5) and Freestone County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Moseleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Moseley registered, on the 1870 county map
16
Freedmen
7
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Moseleys registered

Texas counties where the Moseleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County531%
Harrison County531%
Freestone County213%
Anderson County16%
Colorado County16%
Fayette County16%
Walker County16%

Where the Moseleys were born

Birthplaces the Moseleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama436%
Georgia218%
Texas218%
Mississippi19%
South Carolina19%
Virginia19%

When the Moseleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Moseleys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
10
1860s
3

Every Moseley in the register

The Moseleys in the register, 1 to 16 of 16
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abe. MoseleyBrazos County1857
Allen MoseleyBrazos County1842
Anthony MoseleyFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Felix MoseleyFreestone CountyAlabama1867
George MoseleyBrazos County1845
George MoseleyHarrison CountyTexas1851
Jacob MoseleyHarrison CountyGeorgia1863
Jerry MoseleyFayette CountyAlabama1855
John MoseleyAnderson CountyVirginia1852
March MoseleyHarrison CountyTexas1846
Needham MoseleyHarrison CountySouth Carolina1857
Richard MoseleyBrazos County1853
Robert MoseleyHarrison CountyAlabama1857
Sam MoseleyBrazos County1859
William MoseleyWalker CountyMississippi1851
Wilson MoseleyColorado CountyGeorgia1851

Moseley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Moseley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 5 of the 16, Harrison County 5. 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 Moseleys in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (4), Georgia (2) and Texas (2) 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 Moseley?

Brazos County (5), Harrison County (5), Freestone County (2). In all, 16 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 Moseley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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