Glover · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Glover in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 28 freedmen

28 freedmen named Glover registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (11), Colorado County (3) and Leon County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina, Alabama and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Glovers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Glover registered, on the 1870 county map
28
Freedmen
12
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1850
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Glovers registered

Texas counties where the Glovers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County1139%
Colorado County311%
Leon County311%
Anderson County27%
Burleson County27%
Angelina County14%
Brazoria County14%
Brazos County14%
Fort Bend County14%
Gonzales County14%
Hays County14%
Medina County14%

Where the Glovers were born

Birthplaces the Glovers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina1043%
Alabama626%
North Carolina313%
Virginia29%
Georgia14%
Missouri14%

When the Glovers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Glovers
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
10
1860s
18

Every Glover in the register

The Glovers in the register, 1 to 28 of 28
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Armstead GloverMedina County1857
Armstread GloverLeon CountyAlabama1850
August GloverAustin CountyVirginia1867
Bunyerard GloverAustin CountyAlabama
Cam GloverAustin CountyNorth Carolina1854
D. GloverBurleson County1863
Darvis GloverAustin CountyAlabama1859
George GloverAustin CountySouth Carolina1867
Henry GloverLeon CountyAlabama1859
Jacob GloverAustin CountySouth Carolina1863
John GloverAngelina CountyNorth Carolina1862
Madison GloverAustin CountyAlabama1866
Nathan GloverAnderson CountyVirginia1866
Paris GloverAustin CountySouth Carolina1858
Peter GloverBrazoria CountyMissouri1859
Richard GloverBrazos County1862
Richmond GloverAustin CountyAlabama1863
Robert GloverHays CountyGeorgia1866
Sandy GloverGonzales County1858
Scott GloverAustin CountySouth Carolina
Simon GloverFort Bend CountySouth Carolina1859
Thomas GloverColorado CountySouth Carolina1863
Washington GloverAnderson CountyNorth Carolina1863
Watron GloverAustin CountySouth Carolina1853
Wiley GloverLeon CountySouth Carolina1864
William GloverColorado CountySouth Carolina1862
Willis GloverColorado CountySouth Carolina1862
York GloverBurleson County1867

Glover genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Glover in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 11 of the 28, Colorado County 3. 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 Glovers in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (10), Alabama (6) and North Carolina (3) 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 Glover?

Austin County (11), Colorado County (3), Leon County (3). In all, 28 registered across 12 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 Glover appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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