Vally · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Vally in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Vally registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Austin County and reported Louisiana as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1839.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Vallys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Vally registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1839
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Vallys registered

Texas counties where the Vallys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County1100%

Where the Vallys were born

Birthplaces the Vallys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana1100%

When the Vallys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Vallys
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1

Every Vally in the register

The Vallys in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Peter VallyAustin CountyLouisiana1839

Vally genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Vally in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin 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 Vallys in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (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 Vally?

Austin 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 Vally appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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