Crowder · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Crowder in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Crowder registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (2), Colorado County (1) and Galveston County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Mississippi and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Crowders registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Crowder registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
5
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Crowders registered

Texas counties where the Crowders registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County233%
Colorado County117%
Galveston County117%
Harrison County117%
Leon County117%

Where the Crowders were born

Birthplaces the Crowders reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama133%
Mississippi133%
North Carolina133%

When the Crowders reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Crowders
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
4
1860s
1

Every Crowder in the register

The Crowders in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Carrol CrowderLeon CountyAlabama1855
Elijah CrowderBrazos County1853
Isaac CrowderColorado CountyMississippi1855
Jack CrowderHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1854
Robertson CrowderGalveston County1866
William CrowderBrazos County1846

Crowder genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Crowder in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 2 of the 6, Colorado 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 Crowders in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Mississippi (1) and North Carolina (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 Crowder?

Brazos County (2), Colorado County (1), Galveston County (1). In all, 6 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 Crowder appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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