Yarbrough · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Yarbrough in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Yarbrough registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burleson County (1) and Caldwell County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1865.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Yarbroughs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Yarbrough registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1865
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Yarbroughs registered

Texas counties where the Yarbroughs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County150%
Caldwell County150%

Where the Yarbroughs were born

Birthplaces the Yarbroughs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Yarbroughs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Yarbroughs
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Yarbrough in the register

The Yarbroughs in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
H. YarbroughBurleson County1865
Stephen YarbroughCaldwell CountyAlabama1866

Yarbrough genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Yarbrough in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson County holds 1 of the 2, Caldwell 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 Yarbroughs in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Yarbrough?

Burleson County (1), Caldwell County (1). In all, 2 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 Yarbrough appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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