Crow · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Crow in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named Crow registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Bexar County (1), Dallas County (1) and Davis County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Crows registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Crow registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
8
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1845
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Crows registered

Texas counties where the Crows registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bexar County113%
Dallas County113%
Davis County113%
Denton County113%
Galveston County113%
Guadalupe County113%
Hill County113%
Walker County113%

Where the Crows were born

Birthplaces the Crows reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia225%
Alabama113%
Kentucky113%
Maryland113%
Missouri113%
Tennessee113%
Texas113%

When the Crows reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Crows
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
2
1860s
3

Every Crow in the register

The Crows in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edward CrowGalveston CountyMaryland1856
Henry CrowDallas CountyKentucky1845
Jacob CrowDavis CountyAlabama1859
James CrowBexar CountyVirginia1845
James CrowGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
John CrowWalker CountyTennessee1861
Sam CrowHill CountyTexas1848
Thomas CrowDenton CountyMissouri1862

Crow genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Crow in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bexar County holds 1 of the 8, 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 Crows in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (2), Alabama (1) and Kentucky (1) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Crow?

Bexar County (1), Dallas County (1), Davis County (1). In all, 8 registered across 8 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 Crow appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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