Teel · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Teel in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Teel registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1), Burleson County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Illinois and Maryland. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Teels registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Teel registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
Illinois
Largest birthplace
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Teels registered

Texas counties where the Teels registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County125%
Burleson County125%
Fort Bend County125%
San Augustine County125%

Where the Teels were born

Birthplaces the Teels reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Illinois150%
Maryland150%

When the Teels reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Teels
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3
1860s
1

Every Teel in the register

The Teels in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred TeelBurleson County1856
George TeelAnderson CountyIllinois1850
Jacob TeelSan Augustine CountyMaryland1866
Sam TeelFort Bend County1857

Teel genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Teel in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 1 of the 4, 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 Teels in Texas come from?

They reported Illinois (1) and Maryland (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 Teel?

Anderson County (1), Burleson County (1), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 4 registered across 4 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 Teel appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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