Talkton · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Talkton in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Talkton registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1867.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Talktons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Talkton registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1867
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Talktons registered

Texas counties where the Talktons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County2100%

Where the Talktons were born

Birthplaces the Talktons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama2100%

When the Talktons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Talktons
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Talkton in the register

The Talktons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Marion TalktonFreestone CountyAlabama1867
William TalktonFreestone CountyAlabama1867

Talkton genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Talkton in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 2 of the 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Talktons in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2) 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 Talkton?

Freestone County (2). In all, 2 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 Talkton appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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