Powell · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Powell in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 50 freedmen

50 freedmen named Powell registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Bastrop County (5), McLennan County (5) and Walker County (5). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, Mississippi and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1836.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Powells registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Powell registered, on the 1870 county map
50
Freedmen
23
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1836
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Powells registered

Texas counties where the Powells registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County510%
McLennan County510%
Walker County510%
Colorado County48%
Brazoria County36%
Fayette County36%
Grayson County36%
Harrison County36%
Davis County24%
Galveston County24%
Gonzales County24%
Johnson County24%
Austin County12%
Bowie County12%
Calhoun County12%
Chambers County12%
DeWitt County12%
Fort Bend County12%
Freestone County12%
Jackson County12%
Matagorda County12%
Newton County12%
Shelby County12%

Where the Powells were born

Birthplaces the Powells reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina1028%
Mississippi719%
Alabama38%
Kentucky38%
South Carolina38%
Virginia38%
Tennessee26%
Texas26%
Florida13%
Georgia13%
Maryland13%

When the Powells reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Powells
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
13
1850s
18
1860s
17

Variations of Powell

Every Powell in the register

The Powells in the register, 1 to 50 of 50
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Andrew PowellBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1847
Anthony PowellFayette CountyNorth Carolina1845
Antony PowellFayette CountyTennessee1849
Austin PowellHarrison CountyVirginia1852
Berry PowellFort Bend County1866
Billy PowellShelby CountyVirginia1847
Buck PowellMcLennan County1866
Cone PowellGonzales County1849
Daniel PowellWalker CountyKentucky1865
Dave PowellGonzales County1863
Elisha PowellWalker CountyAlabama1854
Frank PowellColorado CountyMississippi1846
Henry PowellBastrop CountyTexas1863
Henry PowellGalveston County1844
Isaac PowellBrazoria CountyVirginia1851
J.K. PowellFreestone CountySouth Carolina1867
Jacob PowellGrayson CountyNorth Carolina1859
James PowellBastrop CountyNorth Carolina1863
Jefferson PowellBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1852
Jerry PowellWalker CountyMississippi1851
John PowellBastrop CountyKentucky1858
John PowellBastrop CountyMaryland1862
John PowellChambers CountyTexas1836
John PowellColorado CountyMississippi1859
John S. PowellHarrison CountyGeorgia1846
Joshua PowellDavis CountySouth Carolina1852
Luke PowellMcLennan County1866
Major PowellDavis CountyFlorida1859
Merrill PowellColorado CountyMississippi1859
Moses PowellBowie CountyMississippi1860
Nelson PowellGrayson CountyKentucky1846
Peter PowellMcLennan County1866
Peter PowellNewton CountyMississippi1843
Phillip PowellGrayson CountyMississippi1846
Richmond PowellColorado CountyNorth Carolina1847
Robert PowellBastrop CountyTennessee1854
S PowellJohnson CountyNorth Carolina1853
Stannton PowellDeWitt County1856
Thacker PowellJohnson CountyNorth Carolina1857
Thomas PowellMcLennan County1866
Thomas J PowellGalveston County1847
W. PowellMcLennan County1866
Washington PowellHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1865
Washington PowellWalker CountyNorth Carolina
William PowellCalhoun County1866
William PowellMatagorda County
William PowellWalker CountyAlabama1854
Willis PowellFayette CountyNorth Carolina1860
Winn H. PowellAustin CountyAlabama1858
Wyatt PowellJackson County1857

Powell genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Powell in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 5 of the 50, McLennan County 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 look under Powel as well.

Where did the Powells in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (10), Mississippi (7) and Alabama (3) as their birthplaces most often, and 2 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Powell?

Bastrop County (5), McLennan County (5), Walker County (5). In all, 50 registered across 23 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 Powell appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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