Sivingston · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sivingston in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Sivingston registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (5). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas, South Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1820.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Sivingstons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sivingston registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
1
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1820
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Sivingstons registered

Texas counties where the Sivingstons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County5100%

Where the Sivingstons were born

Birthplaces the Sivingstons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas360%
South Carolina120%
Tennessee120%

When the Sivingstons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sivingstons
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
2
1830s
0
1840s
3

Variations of Sivingston

Every Sivingston in the register

The Sivingstons in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Daniel SivingstonAustin CountyTexas1843
Eorm SivingstonAustin CountyTexas1842
Pickins SivingstonAustin CountySouth Carolina1821
Spencer SivingstonAustin CountyTexas1843
Spincer SivingstonAustin CountyTennessee1820

Sivingston genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sivingston in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 5 of the 5. 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 Livingston as well.

Where did the Sivingstons in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (3), South Carolina (1) and Tennessee (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 Sivingston?

Austin County (5). In all, 5 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Sivingston appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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