Sales · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sales in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Sales registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Fort Bend County, reaching Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Saleses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sales registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Saleses registered

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

When the Saleses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Saleses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Sales in the register

The Saleses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Philip SalesFort Bend County1855

Sales genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sales 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Sales?

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

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