Calhoun · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Calhoun in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 15 freedmen

15 freedmen named Calhoun registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (9), Brazos County (1) and Cherokee County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, South Carolina and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Calhouns registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Calhoun registered, on the 1870 county map
15
Freedmen
7
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Calhouns registered

Texas counties where the Calhouns registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County960%
Brazos County17%
Cherokee County17%
DeWitt County17%
Falls County17%
Fayette County17%
Fort Bend County17%

Where the Calhouns were born

Birthplaces the Calhouns reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia646%
South Carolina323%
Mississippi215%
Tennessee18%
Virginia18%

When the Calhouns reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Calhouns
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
7
1860s
5

Every Calhoun in the register

The Calhouns in the register, 1 to 15 of 15
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albanny CalhounAnderson CountyVirginia1852
Andrew CalhounAnderson CountyGeorgia1852
Baylio CalhounAnderson CountySouth Carolina1858
Beu CalhounAnderson CountyGeorgia1851
David CalhounBrazos County1864
Festus CalhounAnderson CountyGeorgia1855
Henry CalhounAnderson CountyGeorgia1850
Isaac CalhounCherokee CountyMississippi1866
J.R CalhounDeWitt CountyTennessee1849
James CalhounAnderson CountyGeorgia1858
James CalhounFalls County
Jerry CalhounAnderson CountySouth Carolina1847
S. CalhounAnderson CountyGeorgia1861
Thomas CalhounFort Bend CountyMississippi1867
William CalhounFayette CountySouth Carolina1861

Calhoun genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Calhoun in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 9 of the 15, Brazos 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 Calhouns in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (6), South Carolina (3) and Mississippi (2) 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 Calhoun?

Anderson County (9), Brazos County (1), Cherokee County (1). In all, 15 registered across 7 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 Calhoun appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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