Culbertson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Culbertson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Culbertson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Caldwell County (2), Fayette County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Culbertsons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Culbertson registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
3
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Culbertsons registered

Texas counties where the Culbertsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Caldwell County250%
Fayette County125%
Harrison County125%

Where the Culbertsons were born

Birthplaces the Culbertsons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia375%
Louisiana125%

When the Culbertsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Culbertsons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
2

Every Culbertson in the register

The Culbertsons in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benjamin CulbertsonCaldwell CountyGeorgia1866
Elbert CulbertsonCaldwell CountyGeorgia1866
Giles C. CulbertsonHarrison CountyGeorgia1857
Granville CulbertsonFayette CountyLouisiana1852

Culbertson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Culbertson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Caldwell County holds 2 of the 4, Fayette 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 Culbertsons in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (3) and Louisiana (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 Culbertson?

Caldwell County (2), Fayette County (1), Harrison County (1). In all, 4 registered across 3 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 Culbertson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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