Nobles · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Nobles in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Nobles registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (1), Goliad County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Arkansas and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Nobleses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Nobles registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
Arkansas
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Nobleses registered

Texas counties where the Nobleses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County125%
Goliad County125%
Harrison County125%
Wharton County125%

Where the Nobleses were born

Birthplaces the Nobleses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Arkansas150%
South Carolina150%

When the Nobleses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Nobleses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
3

Variations of Nobles

Every Nobles in the register

The Nobleses in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alick NoblesWharton County1866
George NoblesHarrison CountyArkansas1860
Henry NoblesBastrop CountySouth Carolina1864
Prince NoblesGoliad County1855

Nobles genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Nobles in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 1 of the 4, Goliad 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 look under Noble as well.

Where did the Nobleses in Texas come from?

They reported Arkansas (1) and South Carolina (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 Nobles?

Bastrop County (1), Goliad County (1), Harrison County (1). In all, 4 registered across 4 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 Nobles appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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