Veale · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Veale in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 9 freedmen

9 freedmen named Veale registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (8) and Hill County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Texas and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Veales registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Veale registered, on the 1870 county map
9
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Veales registered

Texas counties where the Veales registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County889%
Hill County111%

Where the Veales were born

Birthplaces the Veales reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia333%
Texas222%
Alabama111%
North Carolina111%
Tennessee111%
Virginia111%

When the Veales reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Veales
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
2
1850s
3
1860s
3

Every Veale in the register

The Veales in the register, 1 to 9 of 9
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
David VealeBastrop CountyGeorgia1862
David VealeBastrop CountyTexas1837
George VealeBastrop CountyAlabama1847
George VealeBastrop CountyTexas1850
Jesse VealeBastrop CountyVirginia1855
Marcus VealeBastrop CountyNorth Carolina1863
Saml VealeHill CountyTennessee1853
Soleman VealeBastrop CountyGeorgia1848
William VealeBastrop CountyGeorgia1863

Veale genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Veale in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 8 of the 9, Hill 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 Veales in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (3), Texas (2) and Alabama (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 Veale?

Bastrop County (8), Hill County (1). In all, 9 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 Veale appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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