Crenshaw · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Crenshaw in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named Crenshaw registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Caldwell County (3), Grayson County (2) and Anderson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas, Virginia and Arkansas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Crenshaws registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Crenshaw registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
5
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Crenshaws registered

Texas counties where the Crenshaws registered
CountyFreedmen%
Caldwell County338%
Grayson County225%
Anderson County113%
Brazos County113%
Dallas County113%

Where the Crenshaws were born

Birthplaces the Crenshaws reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas229%
Virginia229%
Arkansas114%
Kentucky114%
Tennessee114%

When the Crenshaws reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Crenshaws
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
0
1860s
5

Every Crenshaw in the register

The Crenshaws in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert CrenshawAnderson CountyVirginia1864
George CrenshawCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
Harvey CrenshawBrazos County1847
John CrenshawGrayson CountyTexas1842
Joseph CrenshawCaldwell CountyVirginia1866
Will CrenshawDallas CountyKentucky1861
William CrenshawCaldwell CountyTexas1866
William CrenshawGrayson CountyArkansas1846

Crenshaw genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Crenshaw in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Caldwell County holds 3 of the 8, Grayson 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 Crenshaws in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (2), Virginia (2) and Arkansas (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 Crenshaw?

Caldwell County (3), Grayson County (2), Anderson County (1). In all, 8 registered across 5 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 Crenshaw appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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