Caldwell · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Caldwell in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 24 freedmen

24 freedmen named Caldwell registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Williamson County (4), Anderson County (2) and Bexar County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Arkansas, Kentucky and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Caldwells registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Caldwell registered, on the 1870 county map
24
Freedmen
17
Counties
Arkansas
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Caldwells registered

Texas counties where the Caldwells registered
CountyFreedmen%
Williamson County417%
Anderson County28%
Bexar County28%
Colorado County28%
Fayette County28%
Angelina County14%
Bastrop County14%
Brazoria County14%
Brazos County14%
Burleson County14%
Collin County14%
Freestone County14%
Galveston County14%
Henderson County14%
Johnson County14%
Leon County14%
Shelby County14%

Where the Caldwells were born

Birthplaces the Caldwells reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Arkansas418%
Kentucky314%
North Carolina314%
South Carolina314%
Virginia314%
Missouri29%
Tennessee29%
Georgia15%
Texas15%

When the Caldwells reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Caldwells
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
1
1850s
8
1860s
13

Every Caldwell in the register

The Caldwells in the register, 1 to 24 of 24
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron CaldwellAnderson CountySouth Carolina1854
Abraham CaldwellWilliamson CountyArkansas1866
Alex CaldwellAnderson CountyNorth Carolina1855
Augustus CaldwellWilliamson CountyArkansas1866
Columbus CaldwellBexar CountyTennessee1851
David CaldwellFreestone CountyVirginia1867
Fabius CaldwellColorado CountyNorth Carolina1852
Hezekiah CaldwellFayette CountyMissouri1861
Isaac CaldwellBrazoria CountyVirginia1837
J. Will. CaldwellCollin CountyKentucky1862
Jere. CaldwellBurleson County1864
John CaldwellColorado CountyTexas1843
John CaldwellWilliamson CountyArkansas1866
Meugel CaldwellBexar CountyNorth Carolina1852
Michael CaldwellBastrop CountyKentucky1839
Morgan CaldwellAngelina CountyKentucky1862
Peter CaldwellBrazos County1863
Pleasant CaldwellHenderson CountySouth Carolina1856
Rueben CaldwellGalveston CountyMissouri1862
Samuel CaldwellJohnson CountySouth Carolina1854
Samuel CaldwellLeon CountyVirginia1863
Square CaldwellShelby CountyGeorgia1859
Terry CaldwellWilliamson CountyArkansas1866
Wesley CaldwellFayette CountyTennessee1861

Caldwell genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Caldwell in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Williamson County holds 4 of the 24, Anderson County 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 Caldwells in Texas come from?

They reported Arkansas (4), Kentucky (3) and North Carolina (3) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Caldwell?

Williamson County (4), Anderson County (2), Bexar County (2). In all, 24 registered across 17 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 Caldwell appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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