Travis · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Travis in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 9 freedmen

9 freedmen named Travis registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (3), Bexar County (2) and Austin County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Kentucky and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Travises registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Travis registered, on the 1870 county map
9
Freedmen
6
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Travises registered

Texas counties where the Travises registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County333%
Bexar County222%
Austin County111%
Fort Bend County111%
Grayson County111%
Harrison County111%

Where the Travises were born

Birthplaces the Travises reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama240%
Kentucky240%
Mississippi120%

When the Travises reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Travises
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
0
1850s
1
1860s
4

Every Travis in the register

The Travises in the register, 1 to 9 of 9
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham TravisBexar CountyAlabama1864
Eddy TravisFort Bend County1866
Granville TravisFalls County
Jackson TravisFalls County
Jerry TravisHarrison CountyMississippi1864
Louis TravisGrayson CountyKentucky1866
Morris TravisAustin CountyAlabama1837
Parlor TravisFalls County
Robert TravisBexar CountyKentucky1855

Travis genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Travis in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 3 of the 9, Bexar 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Travises in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2), Kentucky (2) and Mississippi (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 Travis?

Falls County (3), Bexar County (2), Austin County (1). In all, 9 registered across 6 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 Travis appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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