Vagels · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Vagels in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Vagels registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Brazoria County and reported South Carolina as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Vagelses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Vagels registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Vagelses registered

Texas counties where the Vagelses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County1100%

Where the Vagelses were born

Birthplaces the Vagelses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina1100%

When the Vagelses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Vagelses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1

Every Vagels in the register

The Vagelses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James VagelsBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1837

Vagels genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Vagels in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 1 of the 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 Vagelses in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (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 Vagels?

Brazoria County (1). In all, 1 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 Vagels appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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