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Armstrong in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 70 freedmen

70 freedmen named Armstrong registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Wharton County (9), Harrison County (8) and Jasper County (5). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Tennessee and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1822.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Armstrongs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Armstrong registered, on the 1870 county map
70
Freedmen
30
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1822
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Armstrongs registered

Texas counties where the Armstrongs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Wharton County913%
Harrison County811%
Jasper County57%
Austin County46%
Brazos County46%
Burleson County46%
Walker County46%
Brazoria County34%
Freestone County34%
Dallas County23%
DeWitt County23%
Gonzales County23%
Tarrant County23%
Williamson County23%
Bexar County11%
Calhoun County11%
Cherokee County11%
Colorado County11%
Coryell County11%
Guadalupe County11%
Hopkins County11%
Jackson County11%
Kaufman County11%
Lavaca County11%
Leon County11%
Liberty County11%
Matagorda County11%
McLennan County11%
Victoria County11%
Washington County11%

Where the Armstrongs were born

Birthplaces the Armstrongs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1536%
Tennessee717%
North Carolina512%
Virginia410%
Texas37%
Louisiana25%
Mississippi25%
Arkansas12%
Georgia12%
Kentucky12%
Maryland12%

When the Armstrongs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Armstrongs
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
3
1840s
10
1850s
23
1860s
27

Every Armstrong in the register

The Armstrongs in the register, 1 to 50 of 70
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert ArmstrongHarrison CountyMississippi1852
Allen ArmstrongWharton County1866
Amies ArmstrongLiberty CountyMississippi
Anderson ArmstrongAustin CountyNorth Carolina1858
Antoine ArmstrongColorado CountyNorth Carolina1854
Austin ArmstrongBexar CountyTexas1843
Bony ArmstrongMcLennan County1866
Charles ArmstrongWharton County1866
Cullen ArmstrongWharton County1866
Daniel ArmstrongFreestone CountyAlabama1867
David ArmstrongAustin CountyAlabama1859
David ArmstrongGuadalupe CountyKentucky1866
David ArmstrongJasper CountyAlabama
Dock ArmstrongFreestone CountyAlabama1867
E. ArmstrongBurleson County1853
Edmond ArmstrongDeWitt County1850
Edward ArmstrongGonzales County1847
Edward ArmstrongHarrison CountyVirginia1864
Ely ArmstrongJasper CountyAlabama
Frank ArmstrongWharton County1866
Freeman ArmstrongWalker CountyAlabama1853
Georg ArmstrongWashington County1850
Gilbert ArmstrongCherokee CountyTennessee1866
Giles ArmstrongDallas CountyNorth Carolina1846
Gordon ArmstrongLeon CountyAlabama1841
Griffin ArmstrongCoryell County1866
Harrison ArmstrongWalker CountyAlabama1855
Harrison ArmstrongWalker CountyNorth Carolina1865
Henry ArmstrongBrazoria CountyLouisiana1845
Henry ArmstrongBurleson County1861
Henry ArmstrongVictoria County1866
Jack ArmstrongCalhoun County1866
Jackson ArmstrongGonzales County1847
Jackson ArmstrongJasper CountyAlabama
Jacob ArmstrongJasper CountyAlabama
Jam. ArmstrongBurleson County1852
Jeff ArmstrongHarrison CountyTennessee1853
Joe ArmstrongDallas CountyNorth Carolina1845
John ArmstrongJackson County1853
Joseph ArmstrongWilliamson CountyTexas1866
Lee ArmstrongHarrison CountyTennessee1853
Lewis ArmstrongHarrison CountyTennessee1854
Mannell ArmstrongJasper CountyAlabama
Manuel ArmstrongBurleson County1842
Martin ArmstrongWharton County1866
Micajah ArmstrongHarrison CountyAlabama1846
Mitchell ArmstrongLavaca County1852
Moses ArmstrongDeWitt County1850
Moses ArmstrongHarrison CountyGeorgia1846
Moses ArmstrongTarrant CountyAlabama1863

Armstrong genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Armstrong in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Wharton County holds 9 of the 70, Harrison County 8. 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 Armstrongs in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (15), Tennessee (7) and North Carolina (5) as their birthplaces most often, and 3 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 Armstrong?

Wharton County (9), Harrison County (8), Jasper County (5). In all, 70 registered across 30 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 Armstrong appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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