Easton · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Easton in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Easton registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (1) and Galveston County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Maryland. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1865.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Eastons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Easton registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Maryland
Largest birthplace
1865
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Eastons registered

Texas counties where the Eastons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County150%
Galveston County150%

Where the Eastons were born

Birthplaces the Eastons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Maryland1100%

When the Eastons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Eastons
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Easton in the register

The Eastons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
W EastonFort Bend CountyMaryland1865
Wm EastonGalveston County1866

Easton genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Easton in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend 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 Eastons in Texas come from?

They reported Maryland (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 Easton?

Fort Bend 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 Easton appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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