Pressley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Pressley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Pressley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Fort Bend County, reaching Texas about 1863.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Pressleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Pressley registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1863
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Pressleys registered

Texas counties where the Pressleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County1100%

When the Pressleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Pressleys
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Variations of Pressley

Every Pressley in the register

The Pressleys in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Gilbert PressleyFort Bend County1863

Pressley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Pressley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 1 of the 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 Presley as well.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Pressley?

Fort Bend County (1). In all, 1 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 Pressley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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