Grave · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Grave in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Grave registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Washington County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Graves registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Grave registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1837
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Graves registered

Texas counties where the Graves registered
CountyFreedmen%
Washington County2100%

When the Graves reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Graves
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
1

Variations of Grave

Every Grave in the register

The Graves in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George GraveWashington County1849
James GraveWashington County1837

Grave genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Grave in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Washington County holds 2 of the 2. 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 look under Graves as well.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Grave?

Washington County (2). In all, 2 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Grave appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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