Tyler · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Tyler in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 20 freedmen

20 freedmen named Tyler registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Brazoria County (3), Cherokee County (3) and Walker County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Texas and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Tylers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Tyler registered, on the 1870 county map
20
Freedmen
15
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1840
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Tylers registered

Where the Tylers were born

Birthplaces the Tylers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama320%
Texas320%
Georgia213%
Louisiana213%
Mississippi213%
Virginia213%
Missouri17%

When the Tylers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Tylers
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
5
1850s
6
1860s
9

Every Tyler in the register

The Tylers in the register, 1 to 20 of 20
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edward TylerBastrop CountyMississippi1862
Henry TylerJackson County1857
Jain TylerFort Bend County1866
Jesse TylerCherokee CountyAlabama
Joe TylerFayette CountyMississippi1852
John TylerBrazoria CountyTexas1844
John TylerDallas CountyVirginia1856
John TylerHarrison CountyAlabama1851
Martin TylerBosque County1862
Quint TylerWharton County1866
Robb. TylerCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Sam. TylerBrazos County1840
Scripio TylerBrazoria CountyLouisiana1847
Stephen TylerCherokee CountyLouisiana1866
Ted TylerDavis CountyVirginia1858
Thomas TylerBrazoria CountyTexas1846
Thomas A. TylerAustin CountyGeorgia1860
Thomas A. TylerNueces CountyTexas1846
Tom TylerWalker CountyGeorgia1850
William TylerWalker CountyMissouri1863

Tyler genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Tyler in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 3 of the 20, Cherokee County 3. 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 Tylers in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (3), Texas (3) and Georgia (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 Tyler?

Brazoria County (3), Cherokee County (3), Walker County (2). In all, 20 registered across 15 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 Tyler appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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