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Taylor in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 259 freedmen

259 freedmen named Taylor registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (27), Falls County (20) and Austin County (18). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1824.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Taylors registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Taylor registered, on the 1870 county map
259
Freedmen
45
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1824
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Taylors registered

Texas counties where the Taylors registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County2710%
Falls County208%
Austin County187%
McLennan County187%
Colorado County135%
Anderson County125%
Brazoria County114%
Burleson County104%
Bastrop County93%
Cherokee County83%
Fort Bend County73%
Galveston County73%
Brazos County62%
DeWitt County62%
Fayette County62%
Guadalupe County62%
Bexar County52%
Bowie County52%
Davis County52%
Gonzales County52%
Walker County52%
Wood County52%
Fannin County42%
Leon County42%
Madison County42%
Wharton County42%
Caldwell County31%
Freestone County31%
Houston County31%
Angelina County2under 1%
Dallas County2under 1%
Hopkins County2under 1%
Jasper County2under 1%
Atascosa County1under 1%
Bandera County1under 1%
Burnet County1under 1%
Calhoun County1under 1%
Cameron County1under 1%
Collin County1under 1%
Goliad County1under 1%
Hays County1under 1%
Jackson County1under 1%
San Augustine County1under 1%
Van Zandt County1under 1%
Wilson County1under 1%

Where the Taylors were born

Birthplaces the Taylors reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia3319%
Alabama2213%
Tennessee2012%
North Carolina169%
South Carolina159%
Texas159%
Kentucky148%
Georgia127%
Mississippi95%
Louisiana53%
Arkansas32%
Florida21%
Maryland21%
Africa1under 1%
Missouri1under 1%
Ohio1under 1%

When the Taylors reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Taylors
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
7
1840s
42
1850s
95
1860s
92

Every Taylor in the register

The Taylors in the register, 51 to 100 of 259
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Creed TaylorAustin CountyVirginia1855
Cupid TaylorAnderson CountySouth Carolina1857
Dallas TaylorDeWitt County1853
Daniel TaylorFalls County
Daniel TaylorFreestone CountyVirginia1864
David TaylorAustin CountyTexas1844
David TaylorHarrison CountyGeorgia1860
David TaylorHarrison CountyVirginia1846
David TaylorHarrison CountySouth Carolina1856
Denbo TaylorAustin CountyGeorgia1859
Dennis TaylorAustin CountySouth Carolina1848
Dennis TaylorWood CountyGeorgia1857
Dick TaylorBastrop CountyTennessee1846
E.S. TaylorBowie CountyAlabama1849
Edmon TaylorWalker CountyAlabama1859
Edward TaylorAustin CountyVirginia1848
Edward TaylorBastrop CountyAlabama1863
Edward TaylorHarrison CountyVirginia1856
Edwards TaylorAnderson CountyKentucky1836
Elijah TaylorBrazoria CountyTennessee1857
Ephriam TaylorDeWitt County1852
Frank TaylorColorado CountyAlabama1859
Frank TaylorColorado CountyVirginia1857
G. B. TaylorCherokee CountyTennessee1866
G.E. TaylorFalls County
Gabriel TaylorLeon CountyMississippi1863
George TaylorBowie CountyVirginia1862
George TaylorBrazoria CountyKentucky1850
George TaylorJasper CountyVirginia
George TaylorMadison CountyLouisiana1863
Ges TaylorGonzales County1855
Gierce TaylorBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1845
Gloster TaylorBastrop CountyVirginia1855
Goodman TaylorDeWitt County1852
Grant TaylorBexar CountyKentucky1859
Green TaylorHarrison CountySouth Carolina1852
Hancel TaylorFalls County
Harry TaylorColorado CountyNorth Carolina1857
Harry TaylorWood CountyGeorgia1858
Harry Jr TaylorColorado CountyTennessee1857
Heinston TaylorAnderson CountyKentucky1866
Henderson TaylorMcLennan County1867
Henry TaylorAustin CountyMississippi1859
Henry TaylorBastrop CountyTennessee1859
Henry TaylorBastrop CountyTennessee1852
Henry TaylorBexar CountyKentucky1842
Henry TaylorBexar CountyVirginia1858
Henry TaylorBurleson County1863
Henry TaylorBurnet CountyLouisiana1866
Henry TaylorFalls County

Taylor genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Taylor in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 27 of the 259, Falls County 20. 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 Taylors in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (33), Alabama (22) and Tennessee (20) as their birthplaces most often, and 15 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Taylor?

Harrison County (27), Falls County (20), Austin County (18). In all, 259 registered across 45 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 Taylor appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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