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Tally in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named Tally registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Caldwell County (2), Bastrop County (1) and Bexar County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Maryland and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Tallys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Tally registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
7
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Tallys registered

Texas counties where the Tallys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Caldwell County225%
Bastrop County113%
Bexar County113%
Brazos County113%
Burleson County113%
Leon County113%
Walker County113%

Where the Tallys were born

Birthplaces the Tallys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama360%
Maryland120%
Tennessee120%

When the Tallys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Tallys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3
1860s
4

Every Tally in the register

The Tallys in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ames TallyBurleson County1857
George TallyBastrop CountyAlabama1855
George TallyCaldwell CountyAlabama1866
Jacob TallyBexar CountyTennessee1866
John A. TallyLeon CountyMaryland1855
Pleas. TallyCaldwell CountyAlabama1866
Robert TallyWalker County
Sipp TallyBrazos County1866

Tally genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Tally in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Caldwell County holds 2 of the 8, Bastrop 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 Tallys in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (3), Maryland (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 Tally?

Caldwell County (2), Bastrop County (1), Bexar County (1). In all, 8 registered across 7 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 Tally appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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