Talbert · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Talbert in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Talbert registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in McLennan County (2), Galveston County (1) and Wilson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Talberts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Talbert registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
3
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Talberts registered

Texas counties where the Talberts registered
CountyFreedmen%
McLennan County250%
Galveston County125%
Wilson County125%

Where the Talberts were born

Birthplaces the Talberts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Talberts reached Texas

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

Every Talbert in the register

The Talberts in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron TalbertGalveston County1847
Ambrose TalbertMcLennan County1866
Newton TalbertWilson CountyMississippi1857
Peter TalbertMcLennan County1866

Talbert genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Talbert in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. McLennan County holds 2 of the 4, 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.

Where did the Talberts in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (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 Talbert?

McLennan County (2), Galveston County (1), Wilson County (1). In all, 4 registered across 3 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 Talbert appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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