Singleterry · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Singleterry in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Singleterry registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (1) and Guadalupe County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Singleterrys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Singleterry registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Singleterrys registered

Texas counties where the Singleterrys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County150%
Guadalupe County150%

Where the Singleterrys were born

Birthplaces the Singleterrys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina1100%

When the Singleterrys reached Texas

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

Every Singleterry in the register

The Singleterrys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert SingleterryFalls County1857
Henry SingleterryGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1867

Singleterry genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Singleterry in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 1 of the 2, Guadalupe 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 Singleterrys in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (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 Singleterry?

Falls County (1), Guadalupe 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 Singleterry appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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