Cleaveland · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cleaveland in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Cleaveland registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bexar County (1) and Collin County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1860.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Cleavelands registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cleaveland registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1860
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Cleavelands registered

Texas counties where the Cleavelands registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bexar County150%
Collin County150%

Where the Cleavelands were born

Birthplaces the Cleavelands reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
Tennessee150%

When the Cleavelands reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Cleavelands
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Variations of Cleaveland

Every Cleaveland in the register

The Cleavelands in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Isaac CleavelandBexar CountyGeorgia1864
Thomas CleavelandCollin CountyTennessee1860

Cleaveland genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cleaveland in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bexar County holds 1 of the 2, Collin 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 look under Cleveland as well.

Where did the Cleavelands in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1) and Tennessee (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 Cleaveland?

Bexar County (1), Collin County (1). In all, 2 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 Cleaveland appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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