Royal · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Royal in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Royal registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (2), Colorado County (1) and Davis County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina, Virginia and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Royals registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Royal registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
4
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Royals registered

Texas counties where the Royals registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County240%
Colorado County120%
Davis County120%
Guadalupe County120%

Where the Royals were born

Birthplaces the Royals reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina240%
Virginia240%
North Carolina120%

When the Royals reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Royals
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3
1860s
2

Every Royal in the register

The Royals in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Burwell RoyalFayette CountyVirginia1852
Charles M. RoyalColorado CountySouth Carolina1859
Daniel RoyalFayette CountySouth Carolina1852
Joseph RoyalGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
Peter RoyalDavis CountyNorth Carolina1867

Royal genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Royal in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 2 of the 5, Colorado 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 Royals in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (2), Virginia (2) and North Carolina (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 Royal?

Fayette County (2), Colorado County (1), Davis County (1). In all, 5 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 Royal appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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