Carrol · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Carrol in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Carrol registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (1), Galveston County (1) and Hunt County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were New York and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Carrols registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Carrol registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
New York
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Carrols registered

Texas counties where the Carrols registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County133%
Galveston County133%
Hunt County133%

Where the Carrols were born

Birthplaces the Carrols reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
New York150%
Virginia150%

When the Carrols reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Carrols
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
1

Variations of Carrol

Every Carrol in the register

The Carrols in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham CarrolGalveston County1854
Isaac CarrolBastrop CountyVirginia1852
John CarrolHunt CountyNew York1862

Carrol genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Carrol in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 1 of the 3, Galveston 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 look under Carroll as well.

Where did the Carrols in Texas come from?

They reported New York (1) and Virginia (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 Carrol?

Bastrop County (1), Galveston County (1), Hunt County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Carrol appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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