Levi · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Levi in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Levi registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (1), Fayette County (1) and Freestone County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Levis registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Levi registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Levis registered

Texas counties where the Levis registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County133%
Fayette County133%
Freestone County133%

Where the Levis were born

Birthplaces the Levis reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama267%
South Carolina133%

When the Levis reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Levis
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
2

Every Levi in the register

The Levis in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Fredick LeviFreestone CountyAlabama1851
Robert LeviColorado CountySouth Carolina1864
William LeviFayette CountyAlabama1862

Levi genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Levi in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 1 of the 3, Fayette 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 Levis in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2) 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 Levi?

Colorado County (1), Fayette County (1), Freestone County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Levi appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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