Nolen · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Nolen in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Nolen registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (1), Bowie County (1) and Brazos County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Nolens registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Nolen registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Nolens registered

Texas counties where the Nolens registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County125%
Bowie County125%
Brazos County125%
Shelby County125%

Where the Nolens were born

Birthplaces the Nolens reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi133%
South Carolina133%
Tennessee133%

When the Nolens reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Nolens
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
2

Every Nolen in the register

The Nolens in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George NolenShelby CountySouth Carolina1851
Harry NolenBrazos County1862
John NolenBowie CountyMississippi1852
Ruben NolenBastrop CountyTennessee1860

Nolen genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Nolen in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 1 of the 4, Bowie 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 Nolens in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (1), South Carolina (1) and Tennessee (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 Nolen?

Bastrop County (1), Bowie County (1), Brazos 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 Nolen appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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