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Cleveland in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 16 freedmen

16 freedmen named Cleveland registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (4), Freestone County (4) and Davis County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas, Alabama and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Clevelands registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cleveland registered, on the 1870 county map
16
Freedmen
8
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Clevelands registered

Texas counties where the Clevelands registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County425%
Freestone County425%
Davis County213%
Fayette County213%
Brazoria County16%
Harrison County16%
Leon County16%
Walker County16%

Where the Clevelands were born

Birthplaces the Clevelands reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas638%
Alabama425%
Mississippi319%
Louisiana213%
Georgia16%

When the Clevelands reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Clevelands
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
8
1850s
6
1860s
2

Every Cleveland in the register

The Clevelands in the register, 1 to 16 of 16
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Anthony ClevelandAustin CountyTexas1848
Armstrong ClevelandAustin CountyTexas1847
Ben ClevelandLeon CountyMississippi1864
Carter ClevelandWalker CountyAlabama1857
Enasreus ClevelandAustin CountyTexas1845
Frank ClevelandAustin CountyAlabama1848
Goliah ClevelandFreestone CountyGeorgia1862
Granville ClevelandFayette CountyTexas1843
Henry ClevelandDavis CountyMississippi1858
Isaac ClevelandHarrison CountyAlabama1846
Jasper ClevelandFreestone CountyLouisiana1857
Jeramiah ClevelandFreestone CountyAlabama1857
Mack ClevelandDavis CountyMississippi1858
Oliver ClevelandFreestone CountyLouisiana1857
Robert ClevelandFayette CountyTexas1841
William ClevelandBrazoria CountyTexas1842

Cleveland genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cleveland in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 4 of the 16, Freestone County 4. 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 Clevelands in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (6), Alabama (4) and Mississippi (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 Cleveland?

Austin County (4), Freestone County (4), Davis County (2). In all, 16 registered across 8 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 Cleveland appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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