Cabness · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cabness in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Cabness registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Walker County and reported North Carolina as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Cabnesses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cabness registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Cabnesses registered

Texas counties where the Cabnesses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County1100%

Where the Cabnesses were born

Birthplaces the Cabnesses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina1100%

When the Cabnesses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Cabnesses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Cabness in the register

The Cabnesses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jack CabnessWalker CountyNorth Carolina1854

Cabness genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cabness in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker County holds 1 of the 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 Cabnesses in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (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 Cabness?

Walker County (1). In all, 1 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 Cabness appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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