Canton · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Canton in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Canton registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (1) and Sabine County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Cantons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Canton registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Cantons registered

Texas counties where the Cantons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County150%
Sabine County150%

Where the Cantons were born

Birthplaces the Cantons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas1100%

When the Cantons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Cantons
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Canton in the register

The Cantons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Morgan CantonBrazos County1864
Randall CantonSabine CountyTexas1846

Canton genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Canton in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 1 of the 2, Sabine 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Cantons in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Canton?

Brazos County (1), Sabine County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Canton appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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