Christopher · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Christopher in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Christopher registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (2), Fort Bend County (1) and Walker County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1863.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Christophers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Christopher registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
3
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1863
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Christophers registered

Texas counties where the Christophers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County250%
Fort Bend County125%
Walker County125%

Where the Christophers were born

Birthplaces the Christophers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia3100%

When the Christophers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Christophers
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
4

Every Christopher in the register

The Christophers in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Burner ChristopherHarrison CountyVirginia1863
Kitt ChristopherWalker CountyVirginia
Robert ChristopherFort Bend County1866
William ChristopherHarrison CountyVirginia1863

Christopher genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Christopher in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 2 of the 4, Fort Bend County 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 Christophers in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (3) 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 Christopher?

Harrison County (2), Fort Bend County (1), Walker County (1). In all, 4 registered across 3 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 Christopher appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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