Cavananaugh · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cavananaugh in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Cavananaugh registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Galveston County, reaching Texas about 1858.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Cavananaughs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cavananaugh registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1858
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Cavananaughs registered

Texas counties where the Cavananaughs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County1100%

When the Cavananaughs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Cavananaughs
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Cavananaugh in the register

The Cavananaughs in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Isam CavananaughGalveston County1858

Cavananaugh genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cavananaugh in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston 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 Cavananaugh?

Galveston 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 Cavananaugh appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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