Calbert · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Calbert in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Calbert registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (4) and Leon County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Calberts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Calbert registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Calberts registered

Texas counties where the Calberts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County480%
Leon County120%

Where the Calberts were born

Birthplaces the Calberts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1100%

When the Calberts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Calberts
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Calbert in the register

The Calberts in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Anderson CalbertFalls County
General CalbertFalls County
Louis CalbertFalls County
Peter CalbertFalls County
Walton CalbertLeon CountyGeorgia1853

Calbert genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Calbert in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 4 of the 5, Leon 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 Calberts in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (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 Calbert?

Falls County (4), Leon County (1). In all, 5 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 Calbert appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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