Sellars · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sellars in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Sellars registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Brazos County, reaching Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Sellarses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sellars registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Sellarses registered

Texas counties where the Sellarses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County1100%

When the Sellarses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sellarses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Sellars in the register

The Sellarses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
William SellarsBrazos County1852

Sellars genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sellars in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos 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 Sellars?

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

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