Tull · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Tull in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Tull registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Maryland. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Tulls registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Tull registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Tulls registered

Texas counties where the Tulls registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County150%
Harrison County150%

Where the Tulls were born

Birthplaces the Tulls reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Maryland150%

When the Tulls reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Tulls
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Tull in the register

The Tulls in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Joseph TullHarrison CountyMaryland1864
William TullFreestone CountyAlabama1855

Tull genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Tull in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 1 of the 2, Harrison 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 Tulls in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 Tull?

Freestone County (1), Harrison 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 Tull appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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