Tipton · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Tipton in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Tipton registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burleson County (2), Walker County (2) and DeWitt County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Tiptons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Tipton registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
4
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1843
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Tiptons registered

Texas counties where the Tiptons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County233%
Walker County233%
DeWitt County117%
Gonzales County117%

Where the Tiptons were born

Birthplaces the Tiptons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama2100%

When the Tiptons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Tiptons
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
0
1860s
3

Every Tipton in the register

The Tiptons in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Bill TiptonGonzales County1865
Geo. TiptonBurleson County1849
Henry TiptonDeWitt County1847
Jack TiptonBurleson County1843
Joseph TiptonWalker CountyAlabama1861
Martin TiptonWalker CountyAlabama1860

Tipton genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Tipton in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson County holds 2 of the 6, Walker County 2. 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 Tiptons in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2) 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 Tipton?

Burleson County (2), Walker County (2), DeWitt County (1). In all, 6 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 Tipton appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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