Perbasco · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Perbasco in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Perbasco registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Walker County (5). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Kentucky and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Perbascos registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Perbasco registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Perbascos registered

Texas counties where the Perbascos registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County5100%

Where the Perbascos were born

Birthplaces the Perbascos reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama360%
Kentucky120%
Virginia120%

When the Perbascos reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Perbascos
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
5

Every Perbasco in the register

The Perbascos in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert PerbascoWalker CountyAlabama1850
Henry PerbascoWalker CountyKentucky1850
James PerbascoWalker CountyAlabama1851
John PerbascoWalker CountyVirginia1852
Major PerbascoWalker CountyAlabama1850

Perbasco genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Perbasco in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker County holds 5 of the 5. 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 Perbascos in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (3), Kentucky (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 Perbasco?

Walker County (5). In all, 5 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 Perbasco appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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