Sayle · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sayle in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Sayle registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Hunt County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1856.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Sayles registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sayle registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1856
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Sayles registered

Texas counties where the Sayles registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hunt County2100%

Where the Sayles were born

Birthplaces the Sayles reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee2100%

When the Sayles reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sayles
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Sayle in the register

The Sayles in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Philip SayleHunt CountyTennessee1856
Pleasant SayleHunt CountyTennessee1858

Sayle genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sayle in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Hunt County holds 2 of the 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 Sayles in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (2) 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 Sayle?

Hunt County (2). In all, 2 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 Sayle appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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