Crain · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Crain in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Crain registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Grayson County (2), McLennan County (2) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Crains registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Crain registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
3
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Crains registered

Texas counties where the Crains registered
CountyFreedmen%
Grayson County240%
McLennan County240%
Harrison County120%

Where the Crains were born

Birthplaces the Crains reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee267%
Alabama133%

When the Crains reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Crains
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
2
1860s
2

Every Crain in the register

The Crains in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Doctor CrainGrayson CountyTennessee1850
Phillip CrainMcLennan County1866
Robert CrainHarrison CountyAlabama1846
Thomas CrainMcLennan County1866
Wilis CrainGrayson CountyTennessee1854

Crain genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Crain in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Grayson County holds 2 of the 5, McLennan County 2. 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 Crains in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (2) and Alabama (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 Crain?

Grayson County (2), McLennan County (2), Harrison County (1). In all, 5 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 Crain appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

Texas genealogy: keep looking

All surnamesAll countiesBrowse by birthplaceSearch Crain by first name