Saddler · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Saddler in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Saddler registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (4), Grayson County (2) and Fort Bend County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Tennessee and Maryland. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Saddlers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Saddler registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
3
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Saddlers registered

Texas counties where the Saddlers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County457%
Grayson County229%
Fort Bend County114%

Where the Saddlers were born

Birthplaces the Saddlers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia233%
Tennessee233%
Maryland117%
North Carolina117%

When the Saddlers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Saddlers
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
3
1860s
2

Every Saddler in the register

The Saddlers in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Allen SaddlerAnderson CountyNorth Carolina1856
Andrew SaddlerGrayson CountyTennessee1846
Andy SaddlerFort Bend County1866
Elijah SaddlerAnderson CountyGeorgia1841
Henry SaddlerAnderson CountyMaryland1858
J.A. SaddlerGrayson CountyTennessee1865
Pleasant SaddlerAnderson CountyGeorgia1855

Saddler genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Saddler in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 4 of the 7, Grayson County 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 Saddlers in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (2), Tennessee (2) and Maryland (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 Saddler?

Anderson County (4), Grayson County (2), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 7 registered across 3 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 Saddler appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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