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Taylor in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 277 freedmen

277 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
277
Freedmen
51
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1824
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Taylors registered

Texas counties where the Taylors registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County2710%
Falls County207%
Austin County186%
McLennan County186%
Colorado County135%
Anderson County124%
Brazoria County114%
Burleson County104%
Bastrop County93%
Cherokee County83%
Fort Bend County73%
Galveston County73%
Brazos County62%
DeWitt County62%
Fayette County62%
Guadalupe County62%
Matagorda County62%
Walker County62%
Bexar County52%
Bowie County52%
Davis County52%
Gonzales County52%
Victoria County52%
Wood County52%
Fannin County41%
Leon County41%
Madison County41%
Wharton County41%
Caldwell County31%
Freestone County31%
Houston County31%
Jasper County31%
Angelina County2under 1%
Dallas County2under 1%
Hopkins County2under 1%
Lamar 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%
Henderson County1under 1%
Jackson County1under 1%
Liberty County1under 1%
San Augustine County1under 1%
Van Zandt County1under 1%
Williamson County1under 1%
Wilson County1under 1%

Where the Taylors were born

Birthplaces the Taylors reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia3418%
Alabama2313%
Tennessee2212%
Texas1810%
South Carolina179%
Kentucky169%
North Carolina169%
Georgia137%
Mississippi105%
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
8
1840s
46
1850s
97
1860s
100

Every Taylor in the register

The Taylors in the register, 101 to 150 of 277
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry TaylorBexar CountyKentucky1842
Henry TaylorBexar CountyVirginia1858
Henry TaylorBurleson County1863
Henry TaylorBurnet CountyLouisiana1866
Henry TaylorFalls County
Henry TaylorGalveston County1857
Henry TaylorGalveston County1860
Henry TaylorHarrison CountyTennessee1850
Henry TaylorHarrison CountySouth Carolina1847
Henry TaylorMcLennan County1866
Henry TaylorWalker CountyTexas1839
Hindsberry TaylorHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1850
Horace TaylorVictoria County1866
Houston TaylorCherokee CountyTennessee
Howd TaylorMcLennan County1866
Howell TaylorColorado CountyTennessee1854
Isaac TaylorBrazos County1839
Isaac TaylorCherokee CountyVirginia1866
Isaac TaylorColorado CountyNorth Carolina1851
Isael TaylorBrazoria CountyLouisiana1847
Isham TaylorGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
Ishmail TaylorAustin CountyMaryland1858
J.M. TaylorFalls County
Jack TaylorGuadalupe CountyMississippi1866
Jack TaylorVan Zandt CountyTennessee1862
Jackson TaylorMcLennan County1866
Jackson TaylorMcLennan County1866
Jacob TaylorBowie CountyNorth Carolina1864
Jacob TaylorColorado CountyNorth Carolina1850
Jacob TaylorDeWitt County1849
Jacob TaylorFalls County
James TaylorAustin CountyNorth Carolina1860
James TaylorBastrop CountyMississippi1861
James TaylorBowie CountyTennessee1864
James TaylorColorado CountyAlabama1857
James TaylorFalls County
James TaylorFannin CountyMissouri1861
James TaylorFort Bend County1842
James TaylorHenderson CountyAlabama1859
James TaylorVictoria County1866
James TaylorWharton County1866
Jas. TaylorFannin CountyTexas1844
Jefferson TaylorAustin CountyMississippi1849
Jerry TaylorHarrison CountyVirginia1846
Jerry TaylorMcLennan County1867
Jesse TaylorDavis CountyTennessee1859
Jim TaylorDeWitt County1858
Jo TaylorCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Joan TaylorBurleson County1863
John TaylorAustin CountyMississippi1859

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 277, 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 (34), Alabama (23) and Tennessee (22) as their birthplaces most often, and 18 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, 277 registered across 51 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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