Cambridge · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cambridge in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Cambridge registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Galveston County, reaching Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Cambridges registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cambridge registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Cambridges registered

Texas counties where the Cambridges registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County1100%

When the Cambridges reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Cambridges
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Cambridge in the register

The Cambridges in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John CambridgeGalveston County1857

Cambridge genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cambridge in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 1 of the 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Cambridge?

Galveston County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Cambridge appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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