Standley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Standley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Standley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burleson County (2) and Shelby County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1835.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Standleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Standley registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1835
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Standleys registered

Texas counties where the Standleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County250%
Shelby County250%

Where the Standleys were born

Birthplaces the Standleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
Tennessee150%

When the Standleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Standleys
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Variations of Standley

Every Standley in the register

The Standleys in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Flem StandleyShelby CountyGeorgia1859
L. StandleyBurleson County1835
M. StandleyBurleson County1863
Nelson StandleyShelby CountyTennessee1843

Standley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Standley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson County holds 2 of the 4, Shelby 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 look under Stanley as well.

Where did the Standleys in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1) and Tennessee (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 Standley?

Burleson County (2), Shelby County (2). In all, 4 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 Standley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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