Cravens · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cravens in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Cravens registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (2) and Dallas County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Cravenses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cravens registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Cravenses registered

Texas counties where the Cravenses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County267%
Dallas County133%

Where the Cravenses were born

Birthplaces the Cravenses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky133%
Missouri133%
Tennessee133%

When the Cravenses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Cravenses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Cravens in the register

The Cravenses in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry CravensAnderson CountyKentucky1852
Jacob CravensAnderson CountyTennessee1848
Silas CravensDallas CountyMissouri1865

Cravens genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cravens in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 2 of the 3, Dallas 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 Cravenses in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (1), Missouri (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 Cravens?

Anderson County (2), Dallas County (1). In all, 3 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 Cravens appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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