Sauls · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sauls in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Sauls registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Lavaca County (1) and Williamson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Saulses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sauls registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Saulses registered

Texas counties where the Saulses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Lavaca County150%
Williamson County150%

Where the Saulses were born

Birthplaces the Saulses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas1100%

When the Saulses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Saulses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Sauls in the register

The Saulses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Israel SaulsWilliamson CountyTexas1866
John SaulsLavaca County1857

Sauls genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sauls in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Lavaca County holds 1 of the 2, Williamson 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 Saulses in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (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 Sauls?

Lavaca County (1), Williamson County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Sauls appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

Texas genealogy: keep looking

All surnamesAll countiesBrowse by birthplaceSearch Sauls by first name