Cranley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cranley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Cranley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Davis County (1) and Walker County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Cranleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cranley registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Cranleys registered

Texas counties where the Cranleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Davis County150%
Walker County150%

Where the Cranleys were born

Birthplaces the Cranleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina150%
Texas150%

When the Cranleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Cranleys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1

Every Cranley in the register

The Cranleys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jo CranleyDavis CountyTexas1846
Newton CranleyWalker CountyNorth Carolina1855

Cranley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cranley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Davis County holds 1 of the 2, Walker 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 Cranleys in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (1) and Texas (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 Cranley?

Davis County (1), Walker 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 Cranley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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