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Scales in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Scales registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (1) and Grayson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1859.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Scaleses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Scales registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1859
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Scaleses registered

Texas counties where the Scaleses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County150%
Grayson County150%

Where the Scaleses were born

Birthplaces the Scaleses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Scaleses reached Texas

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

Every Scales in the register

The Scaleses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Allen ScalesFort Bend County1866
Henry ScalesGrayson CountyTennessee1859

Scales genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Scales in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 1 of the 2, Grayson 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 Scaleses in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (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 Scales?

Fort Bend County (1), Grayson 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 Scales appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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