Niel · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Niel in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Niel registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Dallas County (1) and Galveston County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1839.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Niels registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Niel registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1839
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Niels registered

Texas counties where the Niels registered
CountyFreedmen%
Dallas County150%
Galveston County150%

Where the Niels were born

Birthplaces the Niels reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1100%

When the Niels reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Niels
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
0
1850s
1

Every Niel in the register

The Niels in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Anguslis NielDallas CountyGeorgia1853
Henry NielGalveston County1839

Niel genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Niel in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Dallas County holds 1 of the 2, Galveston 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 Niels in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (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 Niel?

Dallas County (1), Galveston County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Niel appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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