Amons · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Amons in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Amons registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Cherokee County and reported Georgia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Amonses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Amons registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Amonses registered

Texas counties where the Amonses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cherokee County1100%

Where the Amonses were born

Birthplaces the Amonses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1100%

When the Amonses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Amonses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Amons in the register

The Amonses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George AmonsCherokee CountyGeorgia1866

Amons genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Amons in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Cherokee County holds 1 of the 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Amonses in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (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 Amons?

Cherokee County (1). In all, 1 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 Amons appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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