Tapley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Tapley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Tapley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (1), Hopkins County (1) and McLennan County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Tapleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Tapley registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Tapleys registered

Texas counties where the Tapleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County133%
Hopkins County133%
McLennan County133%

Where the Tapleys were born

Birthplaces the Tapleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee150%
Virginia150%

When the Tapleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Tapleys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Tapley in the register

The Tapleys in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Frank Benj TapleyMcLennan County1867
Harvey TapleyHarrison CountyTennessee1847
Samuel TapleyHopkins CountyVirginia1857

Tapley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Tapley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 1 of the 3, 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 Tapleys in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (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 Tapley?

Harrison County (1), Hopkins County (1), McLennan County (1). In all, 3 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 Tapley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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