Teal · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Teal in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named Teal registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in San Augustine County (7) and Burleson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas and Arkansas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Teals registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Teal registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
2
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Teals registered

Texas counties where the Teals registered
CountyFreedmen%
San Augustine County788%
Burleson County113%

Where the Teals were born

Birthplaces the Teals reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas686%
Arkansas114%

When the Teals reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Teals
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
6

Every Teal in the register

The Teals in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred TealSan Augustine CountyTexas
Daniel TealSan Augustine CountyTexas
J. TealBurleson County1855
James TealSan Augustine CountyArkansas1866
Jerry TealSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Monroe TealSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Sam TealSan Augustine CountyTexas
Thomas TealSan Augustine CountyTexas1866

Teal genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Teal in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. San Augustine County holds 7 of the 8, Burleson 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 Teals in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (6) and Arkansas (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 Teal?

San Augustine County (7), Burleson County (1). In all, 8 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 Teal appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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