Duvall · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Duvall in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Duvall registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (1) and Galveston County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Duvalls registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Duvall registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Duvalls registered

Texas counties where the Duvalls registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County150%
Galveston County150%

Where the Duvalls were born

Birthplaces the Duvalls reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Duvalls reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Duvalls
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Duvall in the register

The Duvalls in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Handy DuvallGalveston County1861
Spencer DuvallBastrop CountyTennessee1854

Duvall genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Duvall in Texas?

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

They reported 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 Duvall?

Bastrop County (1), Galveston 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 Duvall appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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