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Campbell in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 53 freedmen

53 freedmen named Campbell registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Galveston County (8), Austin County (5) and Harrison County (5). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1830.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Campbells registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Campbell registered, on the 1870 county map
53
Freedmen
23
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1830
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Campbells registered

Texas counties where the Campbells registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County815%
Austin County59%
Harrison County59%
Anderson County48%
DeWitt County48%
Freestone County48%
Colorado County36%
Walker County36%
Davis County24%
Fayette County24%
Brazoria County12%
Brazos County12%
Burleson County12%
Cherokee County12%
Dallas County12%
Goliad County12%
Guadalupe County12%
Houston County12%
Leon County12%
McLennan County12%
Tarrant County12%
Wharton County12%
Wood County12%

Where the Campbells were born

Birthplaces the Campbells reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1232%
North Carolina616%
Tennessee411%
South Carolina38%
Arkansas25%
Georgia25%
Mississippi25%
Virginia25%
Kentucky13%
Louisiana13%
Maryland13%
Missouri13%
Texas13%

When the Campbells reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Campbells
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
9
1850s
22
1860s
20

Every Campbell in the register

The Campbells in the register, 1 to 50 of 53
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Allen CampbellBrazos County1852
Andrew CampbellWalker CountyAlabama1860
Ben CampbellWalker CountyAlabama1849
Bob CampbellAnderson CountyAlabama1856
Ceaser CampbellGalveston CountyTennessee1858
Cesar CampbellWharton County1866
David CampbellAnderson CountyAlabama1859
David CampbellHarrison CountyAlabama1851
Davis CampbellTarrant CountyAlabama1857
Dick CampbellFayette CountyNorth Carolina1853
E. CampbellBurleson County1864
Frank CampbellHarrison CountyMississippi1859
George CampbellAnderson CountyTennessee1856
George CampbellWood CountyArkansas1860
Hamlet CampbellGalveston County1865
Hanable CampbellWalker CountyAlabama1861
Harry CampbellAustin CountyGeorgia1863
Henry CampbellGuadalupe CountyKentucky1866
Henry CampbellHouston CountyVirginia1854
Isaac E. CampbellMcLennan County1866
Jack CampbellDeWitt CountyTexas1848
Jacob CampbellDavis CountyGeorgia1852
James CampbellColorado CountyLouisiana1853
James CampbellGalveston County1864
James CampbellHarrison CountyMississippi1846
James CampbellHarrison CountyArkansas1846
Joe Cryus CampbellAustin CountySouth Carolina1830
John CampbellGalveston County1865
John CampbellGalveston County1866
John CampbellLeon CountyMaryland1841
Jordan CampbellDavis CountyAlabama1849
Joseph CampbellFreestone CountySouth Carolina1864
Joseph CampbellHarrison CountyAlabama1858
Lewis CampbellFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Lewis CampbellFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1867
Luke CampbellAnderson CountyAlabama1859
Madison CampbellGoliad County1850
Mark CampbellColorado CountyAlabama1857
Marshall CampbellDallas CountyMissouri1861
Marshall CampbellGalveston County1865
Moses CampbellFreestone CountySouth Carolina1864
Natt CampbellColorado CountyTennessee1853
Prince CampbellAustin CountyNorth Carolina1851
Robert CampbellAustin CountyNorth Carolina1839
Robert CampbellDeWitt County1852
Stephan CampbellGalveston County1843
Thomas CampbellAustin CountyNorth Carolina1853
Thomas CampbellDeWitt County1852
Toby CampbellCherokee CountyTennessee1866
Washington CampbellDeWitt County1847

Campbell genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Campbell in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 8 of the 53, Austin County 5. 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 Campbells in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (12), North Carolina (6) and Tennessee (4) 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 Campbell?

Galveston County (8), Austin County (5), Harrison County (5). In all, 53 registered across 23 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 Campbell appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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