Crawley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Crawley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Crawley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (2), Galveston County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Crawleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Crawley registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
4
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Crawleys registered

Texas counties where the Crawleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County240%
Galveston County120%
Harrison County120%
Wharton County120%

Where the Crawleys were born

Birthplaces the Crawleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Crawleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Crawleys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3
1860s
2

Every Crawley in the register

The Crawleys in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John CrawleyWharton County1866
Moses CrawleyBrazos County1851
Profit CrawleyGalveston County1852
Solomon CrawleyHarrison CountyVirginia1855
Tom CrawleyBrazos County1864

Crawley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Crawley in Texas?

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

They reported Virginia (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 Crawley?

Brazos County (2), Galveston County (1), Harrison County (1). In all, 5 registered across 4 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 Crawley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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