Sulivan · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sulivan in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Sulivan registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Hopkins County (1), Leon County (1) and Walker County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Sulivans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sulivan registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1840
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Sulivans registered

Texas counties where the Sulivans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hopkins County133%
Leon County133%
Walker County133%

Where the Sulivans were born

Birthplaces the Sulivans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama133%
Mississippi133%
Tennessee133%

When the Sulivans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sulivans
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
2

Variations of Sulivan

Every Sulivan in the register

The Sulivans in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Elias SulivanHopkins CountyMississippi1850
Washington SulivanLeon CountyAlabama1854
Washington SulivanWalker CountyTennessee1840

Sulivan genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sulivan in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Hopkins County holds 1 of the 3, Leon 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 look under Sullivan as well.

Where did the Sulivans in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Mississippi (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 Sulivan?

Hopkins County (1), Leon County (1), Walker 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 Sulivan appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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