Waddle · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Waddle in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Waddle registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (5) and Freestone County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Waddles registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Waddle registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
2
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Waddles registered

Texas counties where the Waddles registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County583%
Freestone County117%

Where the Waddles were born

Birthplaces the Waddles reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina350%
Tennessee233%
Arkansas117%

When the Waddles reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Waddles
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
5
1860s
1

Every Waddle in the register

The Waddles in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Chas WaddleColorado CountyNorth Carolina1855
Cherry WaddleColorado CountyNorth Carolina1855
Peter WaddleColorado CountyNorth Carolina1850
Ras WaddleColorado CountyTennessee1854
Thomas WaddleColorado CountyTennessee1858
Wiley WaddleFreestone CountyArkansas1863

Waddle genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Waddle in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 5 of the 6, Freestone 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 Waddles in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (3), Tennessee (2) and Arkansas (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 Waddle?

Colorado County (5), Freestone County (1). In all, 6 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 Waddle appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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