Compton · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Compton in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Compton registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Austin County and reported South Carolina as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1858.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Comptons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Compton registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1858
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Comptons registered

Texas counties where the Comptons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County1100%

Where the Comptons were born

Birthplaces the Comptons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina1100%

When the Comptons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Comptons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Compton in the register

The Comptons in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Nathan ComptonAustin CountySouth Carolina1858

Compton genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Compton in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 1 of the 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 Comptons in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (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 Compton?

Austin County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Compton appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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