Cathy · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cathy in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Cathy registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Erath County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Cathys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cathy registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Cathys registered

Texas counties where the Cathys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Erath County2100%

Where the Cathys were born

Birthplaces the Cathys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana2100%

When the Cathys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Cathys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Cathy in the register

The Cathys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron CathyErath CountyLouisiana1857
Granberry CathyErath CountyLouisiana1857

Cathy genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cathy in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Erath County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Cathys in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (2) 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 Cathy?

Erath County (2). In all, 2 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 Cathy appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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