Spell · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Spell in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Spell registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Spells registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Spell registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Spells registered

Texas counties where the Spells registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County3100%

Where the Spells were born

Birthplaces the Spells reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee133%
Texas133%
Virginia133%

When the Spells reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Spells
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
2

Every Spell in the register

The Spells in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George SpellBastrop CountyTennessee1867
George SpellBastrop CountyTexas1847
George SpellBastrop CountyVirginia1863

Spell genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Spell in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop 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 Spells in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (1), Texas (1) 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 Spell?

Bastrop 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 Spell appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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