Hightover · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Hightover in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Hightover registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Galveston County, reaching Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Hightovers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Hightover registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Hightovers registered

Texas counties where the Hightovers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County1100%

When the Hightovers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Hightovers
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Variations of Hightover

Every Hightover in the register

The Hightovers in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ambrose HightoverGalveston County1850

Hightover genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Hightover in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 1 of the 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 look under Hightower as well.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Hightover?

Galveston County (1). In all, 1 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 Hightover appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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