Talley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Talley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Talley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bexar County (1) and Hopkins County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Missouri and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Talleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Talley registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Missouri
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Talleys registered

Texas counties where the Talleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bexar County150%
Hopkins County150%

Where the Talleys were born

Birthplaces the Talleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Missouri150%
Virginia150%

When the Talleys reached Texas

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

Every Talley in the register

The Talleys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert TalleyBexar CountyMissouri1864
Edmon TalleyHopkins CountyVirginia1848

Talley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Talley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bexar County holds 1 of the 2, Hopkins 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 Talleys in Texas come from?

They reported Missouri (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 Talley?

Bexar County (1), Hopkins 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 Talley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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