Devon · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Devon in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Devon registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1856.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Devons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Devon registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1856
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Devons registered

Texas counties where the Devons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County2100%

Where the Devons were born

Birthplaces the Devons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia2100%

When the Devons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Devons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Devon in the register

The Devons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Cash DevonHarrison CountyGeorgia1857
Lafayette DevonHarrison CountyGeorgia1856

Devon genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Devon in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Devons in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (2) 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 Devon?

Harrison County (2). In all, 2 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 Devon appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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