Axum · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Axum in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Axum registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Galveston County, reaching Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Axums registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Axum registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Axums registered

Texas counties where the Axums registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County1100%

When the Axums reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Axums
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Axum in the register

The Axums in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles C. AxumGalveston County1866

Axum genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Axum in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Axum?

Galveston 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 Axum appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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