Culverson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Culverson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Culverson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Guadalupe County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Mississippi and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Culversons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Culverson registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Culversons registered

Texas counties where the Culversons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Guadalupe County3100%

Where the Culversons were born

Birthplaces the Culversons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia133%
Mississippi133%
Virginia133%

When the Culversons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Culversons
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
3

Every Culverson in the register

The Culversons in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Andrew CulversonGuadalupe CountyMississippi1866
Cornelius CulversonGuadalupe CountyGeorgia1866
Philip CulversonGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866

Culverson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Culverson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Guadalupe County holds 3 of the 3. 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 Culversons in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1), Mississippi (1) and 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 Culverson?

Guadalupe County (3). In all, 3 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Culverson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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