Irvin · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Irvin in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 16 freedmen

16 freedmen named Irvin registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Colorado County (3), Fort Bend County (3) and Falls County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, Louisiana and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1844.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Irvins registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Irvin registered, on the 1870 county map
16
Freedmen
9
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1844
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Irvins registered

Texas counties where the Irvins registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County319%
Fort Bend County319%
Falls County213%
Goliad County213%
Guadalupe County213%
Davis County16%
DeWitt County16%
Fayette County16%
Gonzales County16%

Where the Irvins were born

Birthplaces the Irvins reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina343%
Louisiana114%
South Carolina114%
Tennessee114%
Virginia114%

When the Irvins reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Irvins
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
4
1850s
7
1860s
3

Variations of Irvin

Every Irvin in the register

The Irvins in the register, 1 to 16 of 16
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Calvin IrvinGoliad County1854
Captain IrvinFalls County
Dick IrvinGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
Gabe IrvinFayette CountyLouisiana1844
James IrvinGonzales County1852
Levi IrvinDeWitt County1854
Littleton IrvinFort Bend County1866
Marcus IrvinGoliad County1854
Owen IrvinFort Bend County1848
Prather IrvinFalls County
Randolph IrvinColorado CountySouth Carolina1854
Richard IrvinColorado CountyTennessee1854
Robert IrvinFort Bend County1849
Virgin IrvinDavis CountyNorth Carolina1848
William IrvinColorado CountyNorth Carolina1853
William IrvinGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866

Irvin genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Irvin in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 3 of the 16, Fort Bend 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 look under Irving as well.

Where did the Irvins in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (3), Louisiana (1) and South Carolina (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 Irvin?

Colorado County (3), Fort Bend County (3), Falls County (2). In all, 16 registered across 9 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 Irvin appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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