Tisdale · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Tisdale in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Tisdale registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Wharton County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Tisdales registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Tisdale registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Tisdales registered

Texas counties where the Tisdales registered
CountyFreedmen%
Wharton County2100%

When the Tisdales reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Tisdales
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Tisdale in the register

The Tisdales in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edward TisdaleWharton County
James TisdaleWharton County1866

Tisdale genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Tisdale in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Wharton County holds 2 of the 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Tisdale?

Wharton County (2). In all, 2 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 Tisdale appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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