Churchwell · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Churchwell in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Churchwell registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Walker County (2) and Austin County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Kentucky and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1844.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Churchwells registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Churchwell registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1844
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Churchwells registered

Texas counties where the Churchwells registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County267%
Austin County133%

Where the Churchwells were born

Birthplaces the Churchwells reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia133%
Kentucky133%
Louisiana133%

When the Churchwells reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Churchwells
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Churchwell in the register

The Churchwells in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Lewis ChurchwellWalker CountyLouisiana1852
Peter ChurchwellAustin CountyGeorgia1862
Peter ChurchwellWalker CountyKentucky1844

Churchwell genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Churchwell in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker County holds 2 of the 3, Austin 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 Churchwells in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1), Kentucky (1) and Louisiana (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 Churchwell?

Walker County (2), Austin County (1). In all, 3 registered across 2 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 Churchwell appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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