Callins · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Callins in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Callins registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bexar County (1), Brazos County (1) and Cherokee County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Callinses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Callins registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1840
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Callinses registered

Texas counties where the Callinses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bexar County125%
Brazos County125%
Cherokee County125%
Guadalupe County125%

Where the Callinses were born

Birthplaces the Callinses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama133%
Louisiana133%
Mississippi133%

When the Callinses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Callinses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
3

Every Callins in the register

The Callinses in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Carol CallinsCherokee CountyMississippi1866
Daniel CallinsGuadalupe CountyLouisiana
John CallinsBexar CountyAlabama1866
Wesley CallinsBrazos County1840

Callins genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Callins in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bexar County holds 1 of the 4, 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 Callinses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Louisiana (1) and Mississippi (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 Callins?

Bexar County (1), Brazos County (1), Cherokee County (1). In all, 4 registered across 4 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 Callins appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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