Chapen · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Chapen in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Chapen registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burleson County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Chapens registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Chapen registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Chapens registered

Texas counties where the Chapens registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County2100%

When the Chapens reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Chapens
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Chapen in the register

The Chapens in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
S. ChapenBurleson County1865
S. ChapenBurleson County1852

Chapen genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Chapen in Texas?

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

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Chapen?

Burleson 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 Chapen appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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