Mosely · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mosely in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 18 freedmen

18 freedmen named Mosely registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Leon County (5), Brazos County (3) and Galveston County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Virginia and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Moselys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mosely registered, on the 1870 county map
18
Freedmen
9
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Moselys registered

Texas counties where the Moselys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Leon County528%
Brazos County317%
Galveston County211%
Guadalupe County211%
San Augustine County211%
Cherokee County16%
Colorado County16%
Fayette County16%
Fort Bend County16%

Where the Moselys were born

Birthplaces the Moselys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama542%
Virginia325%
North Carolina217%
South Carolina18%
Texas18%

When the Moselys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Moselys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
8
1860s
8

Every Mosely in the register

The Moselys in the register, 1 to 18 of 18
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abram MoselyBrazos County1849
Bot MoselyFort Bend County1866
Charles MoselyBrazos County1867
Charles MoselyLeon CountyAlabama1854
Daniel MoselyLeon CountyVirginia1851
Daniel MoselySan Augustine CountyAlabama1866
David MoselyCherokee CountyTexas
George MoselyColorado CountyVirginia1851
George MoselyFayette CountySouth Carolina1866
George MoselyLeon CountyAlabama1853
Green MoselyLeon CountyAlabama1851
Henry MoselyGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
Isaac MoselyGalveston County1857
James MoselyGalveston County1847
James MoselySan Augustine CountyVirginia1866
Samuel MoselyLeon CountyAlabama1851
Terrill MoselyBrazos County1852
Tony MoselyGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866

Mosely genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Mosely in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Leon County holds 5 of the 18, Brazos County 3. 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 Moselys in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (5), Virginia (3) and North Carolina (2) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Mosely?

Leon County (5), Brazos County (3), Galveston County (2). In all, 18 registered across 9 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 Mosely appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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