Tibbs · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Tibbs in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Tibbs registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Harrison County and reported Virginia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Tibbses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Tibbs registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Tibbses registered

Texas counties where the Tibbses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1100%

Where the Tibbses were born

Birthplaces the Tibbses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Tibbses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Tibbses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Tibbs in the register

The Tibbses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry TibbsHarrison CountyVirginia1852

Tibbs genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Tibbs in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 1 of the 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 Tibbses in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (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 Tibbs?

Harrison County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Tibbs appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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