Stiles · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Stiles in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Stiles registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in DeWitt County (1) and Galveston County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1859.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Stileses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Stiles registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1859
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Stileses registered

Texas counties where the Stileses registered
CountyFreedmen%
DeWitt County150%
Galveston County150%

When the Stileses reached Texas

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

Every Stiles in the register

The Stileses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Robert StilesGalveston County1861
Wash StilesDeWitt County1859

Stiles genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Stiles in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. DeWitt County holds 1 of the 2, Galveston 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Stiles?

DeWitt County (1), Galveston 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 Stiles appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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