Sibley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sibley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Sibley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (2), Harrison County (2) and Cherokee County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina, Virginia and Maryland. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1844.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Sibleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sibley registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
3
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1844
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Sibleys registered

Texas counties where the Sibleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County240%
Harrison County240%
Cherokee County120%

Where the Sibleys were born

Birthplaces the Sibleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina240%
Virginia240%
Maryland120%

When the Sibleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sibleys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
1
1860s
2

Every Sibley in the register

The Sibleys in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred SibleyCherokee CountyMaryland1866
Frank SibleyHarrison CountySouth Carolina1865
Henry SibleyBrazoria CountyVirginia1844
Henry SibleyBrazoria CountyVirginia1847
John SibleyHarrison CountySouth Carolina1852

Sibley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sibley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 2 of the 5, Harrison County 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 Sibleys in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (2), Virginia (2) and Maryland (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 Sibley?

Brazoria County (2), Harrison County (2), Cherokee County (1). In all, 5 registered across 3 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 Sibley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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