Sigler · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sigler in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Sigler registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in San Augustine County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Siglers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sigler registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Siglers registered

Texas counties where the Siglers registered
CountyFreedmen%
San Augustine County3100%

Where the Siglers were born

Birthplaces the Siglers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas267%
Virginia133%

When the Siglers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Siglers
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
3

Every Sigler in the register

The Siglers in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Harry SiglerSan Augustine CountyVirginia1866
Napoleon SiglerSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Peter SiglerSan Augustine CountyTexas

Sigler genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sigler in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. San Augustine County holds 3 of the 3. 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 Siglers in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (2) and Virginia (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 Sigler?

San Augustine County (3). In all, 3 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 Sigler appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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