Turley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Turley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Turley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Dallas County (1) and Hunt County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and Missouri. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Turleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Turley registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Turleys registered

Texas counties where the Turleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Dallas County150%
Hunt County150%

Where the Turleys were born

Birthplaces the Turleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky150%
Missouri150%

When the Turleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Turleys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Turley in the register

The Turleys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George W. TurleyHunt CountyMissouri1846
John TurleyDallas CountyKentucky1861

Turley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Turley in Texas?

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

They reported Kentucky (1) and Missouri (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 Turley?

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

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