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Overall in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Overall registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Leon County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1858.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Overalls registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Overall registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1858
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Overalls registered

Texas counties where the Overalls registered
CountyFreedmen%
Leon County2100%

Where the Overalls were born

Birthplaces the Overalls reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee2100%

When the Overalls reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Overalls
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Overall in the register

The Overalls in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edmond OverallLeon CountyTennessee1859
George OverallLeon CountyTennessee1858

Overall genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Overall in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Leon County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Overalls in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (2) 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 Overall?

Leon County (2). In all, 2 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Overall appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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