Livingston · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Livingston in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 11 freedmen

11 freedmen named Livingston registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (7), Harrison County (2) and Austin County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Louisiana and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1823.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Livingstons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Livingston registered, on the 1870 county map
11
Freedmen
4
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1823
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Livingstons registered

Texas counties where the Livingstons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County764%
Harrison County218%
Austin County19%
Davis County19%

Where the Livingstons were born

Birthplaces the Livingstons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama764%
Louisiana19%
North Carolina19%
South Carolina19%
Texas19%

When the Livingstons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Livingstons
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
0
1840s
1
1850s
4
1860s
5

Variations of Livingston

Every Livingston in the register

The Livingstons in the register, 1 to 11 of 11
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron LivingstonFreestone CountyAlabama1856
Allen LivingstonFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Anthony LivingstonFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Briton LivingstonDavis CountyLouisiana1852
Charles LivingstonFreestone CountyAlabama1852
Ember LivingstonFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1867
Hilliard LivingstonHarrison CountyAlabama1853
Nelson LivingstonAustin CountyTexas1823
Oliver LivingstonFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Tony LivingstonHarrison CountySouth Carolina1846
Warren LivingstonFreestone CountyAlabama1867

Livingston genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Livingston in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 7 of the 11, Harrison 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 Sivingston as well.

Where did the Livingstons in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (7), Louisiana (1) and North Carolina (1) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Livingston?

Freestone County (7), Harrison County (2), Austin County (1). In all, 11 registered across 4 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 Livingston appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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