Sail · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sail in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Sail registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Leon County and reported Virginia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1850.

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

Where the Sails registered

Texas counties where the Sails registered
CountyFreedmen%
Leon County1100%

Where the Sails were born

Birthplaces the Sails reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Sails reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sails
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Sail in the register

The Sails in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ben SailLeon CountyVirginia1850

Sail genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sail in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Leon 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Sails in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Sail?

Leon 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 Sail appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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