Weaver · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Weaver in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 12 freedmen

12 freedmen named Weaver registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bowie County (3), McLennan County (3) and Falls County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, Kentucky and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Weavers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Weaver registered, on the 1870 county map
12
Freedmen
8
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Weavers registered

Texas counties where the Weavers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bowie County325%
McLennan County325%
Falls County18%
Fayette County18%
Galveston County18%
Harrison County18%
Hood County18%
Orange County18%

Where the Weavers were born

Birthplaces the Weavers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina343%
Kentucky114%
Mississippi114%
Texas114%
Virginia114%

When the Weavers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Weavers
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
2
1860s
5

Every Weaver in the register

The Weavers in the register, 1 to 12 of 12
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Arnold WeaverFalls County
Arthur WeaverMcLennan County1866
Ben WeaverHood CountyNorth Carolina
Beng WeaverOrange CountyMississippi
George WeaverBowie CountyNorth Carolina1849
Isaac WeaverMcLennan County1866
Jessee WeaverHarrison CountyKentucky1852
Lewis WeaverBowie CountyTexas1849
Robert WeaverBowie CountyNorth Carolina1849
Silas WeaverFayette CountyVirginia1850
Venerable WeaverMcLennan County1866
W T WeaverGalveston County1866

Weaver genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Weaver in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bowie County holds 3 of the 12, McLennan County 3. 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 Weavers in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (3), Kentucky (1) and Mississippi (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 Weaver?

Bowie County (3), McLennan County (3), Falls County (1). In all, 12 registered across 8 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 Weaver appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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