Templeton · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Templeton in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Templeton registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Hunt County (1) and Wood County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Templetons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Templeton registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Templetons registered

Texas counties where the Templetons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hunt County150%
Wood County150%

Where the Templetons were born

Birthplaces the Templetons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina150%
Tennessee150%

When the Templetons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Templetons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Variations of Templeton

Every Templeton in the register

The Templetons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Harry TempletonWood CountyNorth Carolina1851
Prince TempletonHunt CountyTennessee1853

Templeton genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Templeton in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Hunt County holds 1 of the 2, Wood 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 look under Temple as well.

Where did the Templetons in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (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 Templeton?

Hunt County (1), Wood 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 Templeton appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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