Curvin · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Curvin in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Curvin registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (4). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Curvins registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Curvin registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
1
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Curvins registered

Texas counties where the Curvins registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County4100%

Where the Curvins were born

Birthplaces the Curvins reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina250%
North Carolina125%
Virginia125%

When the Curvins reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Curvins
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3
1860s
1

Every Curvin in the register

The Curvins in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benjamin CurvinFreestone CountyVirginia1867
Carolina CurvinFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1852
Moses CurvinFreestone CountySouth Carolina1852
Richard CurvinFreestone CountySouth Carolina1852

Curvin genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Curvin in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 4 of the 4. 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 Curvins in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (2), North Carolina (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 Curvin?

Freestone County (4). In all, 4 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 Curvin appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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