Christian · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Christian in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 10 freedmen

10 freedmen named Christian registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Angelina County (2), Colorado County (2) and Fannin County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Tennessee and Africa. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Christians registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Christian registered, on the 1870 county map
10
Freedmen
7
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1843
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Christians registered

Texas counties where the Christians registered
CountyFreedmen%
Angelina County220%
Colorado County220%
Fannin County220%
Bastrop County110%
Galveston County110%
Harrison County110%
Hunt County110%

Where the Christians were born

Birthplaces the Christians reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia330%
Tennessee220%
Africa110%
Alabama110%
Arkansas110%
Kentucky110%
North Carolina110%

When the Christians reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Christians
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
7
1860s
1

Every Christian in the register

The Christians in the register, 1 to 10 of 10
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Anthony ChristianAngelina CountyAlabama1843
George ChristianFannin CountyTennessee1859
Isaac ChristianHunt CountyArkansas1854
James ChristianGalveston CountyVirginia1857
Miles ChristianColorado CountyVirginia1853
Ned ChristianFannin CountyKentucky1859
Oliver ChristianColorado CountyVirginia1852
Randall ChristianHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1855
Robert ChristianAngelina CountyAfrica1847
Willis ChristianBastrop CountyTennessee1860

Christian genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Christian in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Angelina County holds 2 of the 10, Colorado County 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 Christians in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (3), Tennessee (2) and Africa (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 Christian?

Angelina County (2), Colorado County (2), Fannin County (2). In all, 10 registered across 7 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 Christian appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

Texas genealogy: keep looking

All surnamesAll countiesBrowse by birthplaceSearch Christian by first name