Durden · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Durden in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Durden registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Cherokee County (1) and McLennan County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Durdens registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Durden registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Durdens registered

Texas counties where the Durdens registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cherokee County150%
McLennan County150%

Where the Durdens were born

Birthplaces the Durdens reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1100%

When the Durdens reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Durdens
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Durden in the register

The Durdens in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abram DurdenMcLennan County1867
Willis DurdenCherokee CountyGeorgia1866

Durden genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Durden in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Cherokee County holds 1 of the 2, McLennan 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 Durdens in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (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 Durden?

Cherokee County (1), McLennan County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Durden appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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