Whatley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Whatley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Whatley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Leon County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Whatleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Whatley registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Whatleys registered

Texas counties where the Whatleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Leon County2100%

Where the Whatleys were born

Birthplaces the Whatleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama2100%

When the Whatleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Whatleys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Whatley in the register

The Whatleys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham WhatleyLeon CountyAlabama1854
John WhatleyLeon CountyAlabama1854

Whatley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Whatley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Leon County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Whatleys in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2) 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 Whatley?

Leon County (2). In all, 2 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 Whatley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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