Cavenis · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cavenis in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Cavenis registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Guadalupe County and reported Mississippi as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Cavenises registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cavenis registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Cavenises registered

Texas counties where the Cavenises registered
CountyFreedmen%
Guadalupe County1100%

Where the Cavenises were born

Birthplaces the Cavenises reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Cavenises reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Cavenises
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Cavenis in the register

The Cavenises in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Lester CavenisGuadalupe CountyMississippi1866

Cavenis genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cavenis in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Guadalupe 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.

Where did the Cavenises in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (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 Cavenis?

Guadalupe 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 Cavenis appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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