Tayler · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Tayler in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Tayler registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1) and Colorado County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Maryland and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1858.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Taylers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Tayler registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Maryland
Largest birthplace
1858
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Taylers registered

Texas counties where the Taylers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County150%
Colorado County150%

Where the Taylers were born

Birthplaces the Taylers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Maryland150%
Tennessee150%

When the Taylers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Taylers
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Tayler in the register

The Taylers in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John TaylerAnderson CountyMaryland1863
Reuben TaylerColorado CountyTennessee1858

Tayler genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Tayler in Texas?

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

They reported 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 Tayler?

Anderson County (1), Colorado 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 Tayler appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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