Level · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Level in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Level registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Leon County (1) and Tyler County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1860.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Levels registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Level registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1860
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Levels registered

Texas counties where the Levels registered
CountyFreedmen%
Leon County150%
Tyler County150%

Where the Levels were born

Birthplaces the Levels reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky150%
South Carolina150%

When the Levels reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Levels
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Level in the register

The Levels in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred LevelTyler CountyKentucky1860
Rubin LevelLeon CountySouth Carolina1862

Level genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Level in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Leon County holds 1 of the 2, Tyler County 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Levels in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (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 Level?

Leon County (1), Tyler County (1). In all, 2 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 Level appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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