Irving · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Irving in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Irving registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (3) and Walker County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Irvings registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Irving registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
2
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Irvings registered

Texas counties where the Irvings registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County360%
Walker County240%

Where the Irvings were born

Birthplaces the Irvings reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi240%
Alabama120%
Louisiana120%
South Carolina120%

When the Irvings reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Irvings
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3
1860s
2

Variations of Irving

Every Irving in the register

The Irvings in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Andrew IrvingColorado CountyMississippi1855
Jack IrvingWalker CountyLouisiana1858
Parker IrvingColorado CountyMississippi1855
Samuel IrvingWalker CountySouth Carolina1863
William IrvingColorado CountyAlabama1862

Irving genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Irving in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 3 of the 5, Walker County 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 Irvin as well.

Where did the Irvings in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (2), Alabama (1) and Louisiana (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 Irving?

Colorado County (3), Walker County (2). In all, 5 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 Irving appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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