Caloway · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Caloway in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Caloway registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Cherokee County (1), Colorado County (1) and Galveston County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Caloways registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Caloway registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Caloways registered

Texas counties where the Caloways registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cherokee County125%
Colorado County125%
Galveston County125%
Wharton County125%

Where the Caloways were born

Birthplaces the Caloways reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee150%
Texas150%

When the Caloways reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Caloways
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
3

Variations of Caloway

Every Caloway in the register

The Caloways in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Calvin CalowayColorado CountyTennessee1851
George CalowayGalveston County
George CalowayWharton County1866
J. D. CalowayCherokee CountyTexas1866

Caloway genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Caloway in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Cherokee County holds 1 of the 4, Colorado 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 look under Calloway as well.

Where did the Caloways in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (1) and Texas (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 Caloway?

Cherokee County (1), Colorado County (1), Galveston 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 Caloway appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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