Waul · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Waul in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Waul registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (6). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Wauls registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Waul registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
1
Counties
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Wauls registered

Texas counties where the Wauls registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County6100%

When the Wauls reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Wauls
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
5

Every Waul in the register

The Wauls in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Bailam WaulGonzales County
Balaam WaulGonzales County1851
Lewis WaulGonzales County1851
Louis WaulGonzales County1851
Richard WaulGonzales County1851
Willis WaulGonzales County1859

Waul genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Waul in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 6 of the 6. 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Waul?

Gonzales County (6). In all, 6 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 Waul appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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