Calhoun County, Texas · 1867 voter registration

Calhoun County, Texas: freedmen, slavery and the 1867 voter registration

Slavery in Calhoun County

In 1860 the census counted 414 enslaved people in Calhoun County, 16% of everyone living there. Seven years later 152 freedmen registered to vote there, 25% of the county's voters.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Calhoun County highlighted
Calhoun County on the 1870 county map
414
Enslaved in 1860
16%
Of the county in 1860
598
Registered voters
152
Freedmen
25%
Freedmen
1 years
Median time in Texas
12
Register pages

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When they arrived in Texas

Decade each registrant reported arriving in Texas, as recorded in Calhoun County.

Reported arrival decades for Calhoun County registrants
DecadeRegistrants
1860s
134

Surnames of freedmen in Calhoun County

Calhoun County genealogy: search the register by name

The first 50 names in the Calhoun County register, alphabetically. Each opens a search for that name.

Calhoun County registrants, by surname
NameBirthplaceArrivedGap
Abraham, JeramiahUnited States1866
Anderson, FrankUnited States1866
Anderson, HenryUnited States1866
Anderson, JohnUnited States1866
Anthony, JohnUnited States1866
Antone, FrankUnited States1866
Arihmr, JamesUnited States1866
Armstrong, JackUnited States1866
Barmit, HenryUnited States1866
Bassett, LewisUnited States1866
Baygan, Will.United States1866
Baylon, ThomlinUnited States1866
Bellfield, WilliamUnited States1866
Benjamin, HarrisonUnited States1866
Blake, Thom.United States1866
Blanchette, GeorgeUnited States1866
Book, HannibalUnited States1866
Booker, Will.United States1866
Boon, MartinUnited States1866
Booth, WilliamUnited States1866
Boreman, JohnUnited States1866
Branch, SimonUnited States1866
Bronn, BenjaminUnited States1866
Bronn, WilliamUnited States1866
Chatman, JosephUnited States1866
Chatman, ThomasUnited States1866
Childers, J.United States1866
Coneley, SandersUnited States1866
Corbin, MosesUnited States1866
Craig, EdmundUnited States1866
Crolett, JamesUnited States1866
Cross, John WarrenUnited States1866
Damage, ThomasUnited States1866
Deane, AdamUnited States1866
Deen, HenryUnited States1866
Deng, RuebenUnited States1866
Edmond, GeorgeUnited States1866
Elder, ArnsteinUnited States1866
Epps, SimonUnited States1866
Fergeson, EdwardUnited States1866
Fraser, AlfredUnited States1866
Fraulein, GeorgeUnited States1866
Frederick, HamiltonUnited States1866
Freeman, ThomasUnited States1866
Fullison, DavidUnited States1866
Gibbs, Chas.United States1866
Gordon, BohmianUnited States1866
Grey, MadisonUnited States1866
Harrison, D.United States1866
Harrison, JohnUnited States1866

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Sources and county history

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. The 1860 population figures come from Population of the United States in 1860, printed by the Census Office in 1864. Calhoun County's entries fill 12 pages of the handwritten register. Race was recorded for part of the statewide register, so the freedmen count is the number identified.

Calhoun County was formed out of Victoria County by 1850.

Questions about the Calhoun County records

How do I find African American ancestors in Calhoun County, Texas?

Search the Calhoun County records by surname, then open the entry to read the original handwritten register page. Each entry gives the man's name, his birthplace and the year he reached Texas. Spellings vary, so try the sound of a name as well as its spelling, and names appear in the order men came to register, so a family can sit pages apart.

How many freedmen registered to vote in Calhoun County in 1867?

152 freedmen registered in Calhoun County between 1867 and 1870, 25% of the county's 598 registered voters.

Was slavery widespread in Calhoun County, Texas?

In 1860 the census counted 414 enslaved people in Calhoun County, 16% of everyone living there. In 1867, 25% of Calhoun County's registered voters were freedmen, 152 of 598.

Keep looking

Counties that share a boundary history with Calhoun County: Victoria County.

For African American genealogy beyond Calhoun County, browse the register by birthplace, search it by name or follow the migration map.

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