Duval · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Duval in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Duval registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1), Bastrop County (1) and Bexar County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Duvals registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Duval registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Duvals registered

Texas counties where the Duvals registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County133%
Bastrop County133%
Bexar County133%

Where the Duvals were born

Birthplaces the Duvals reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky133%
Mississippi133%
Tennessee133%

When the Duvals reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Duvals
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
1

Every Duval in the register

The Duvals in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Louis DuvalBastrop CountyTennessee1855
Mace DuvalBexar CountyKentucky1847
Ted DuvalAnderson CountyMississippi1847

Duval genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Duval in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 1 of the 3, Bastrop 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 Duvals in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (1), Mississippi (1) and Tennessee (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 Duval?

Anderson County (1), Bastrop County (1), Bexar County (1). In all, 3 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 Duval appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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