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Canada in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Canada registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Gonzales County, reaching Texas about 1844.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Canadas registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Canada registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1844
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Canadas registered

Texas counties where the Canadas registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County1100%

When the Canadas reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Canadas
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Canada in the register

The Canadas in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Green CanadaGonzales County1844

Canada genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Canada in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales 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 Canada?

Gonzales 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 Canada appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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