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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

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, 51 to 53 of 53
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
William CampbellBrazoria CountyVirginia1844
William CampbellGalveston County1865
Wm CampbellFayette CountyNorth Carolina1853

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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