Noble · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Noble in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Noble registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (2), Austin County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, Georgia and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Nobles registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Noble registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
6
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Nobles registered

Texas counties where the Nobles registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County229%
Austin County114%
Fort Bend County114%
Madison County114%
San Augustine County114%
Wharton County114%

Where the Nobles were born

Birthplaces the Nobles reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi250%
Georgia125%
Virginia125%

When the Nobles reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Nobles
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
3
1860s
3

Every Noble in the register

The Nobles in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred NobleSan Augustine CountyMississippi1866
Carleno NobleWharton County1866
Carolina NobleFort Bend CountyGeorgia1858
Edward NobleMadison CountyVirginia1863
Hinauu NobleAustin CountyMississippi1852
Ned NobleGonzales County1857
Richard NobleGonzales County1848

Noble genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Noble in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 2 of the 7, Austin 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 Nobles in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (2), Georgia (1) and Virginia (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 Noble?

Gonzales County (2), Austin County (1), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 7 registered across 6 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 Noble appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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