Blackaman · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Blackaman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Blackaman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Blackamans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Blackaman registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Blackamans registered

Texas counties where the Blackamans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County2100%

Where the Blackamans were born

Birthplaces the Blackamans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina150%
Virginia150%

When the Blackamans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Blackamans
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Variations of Blackaman

Every Blackaman in the register

The Blackamans in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James BlackamanAustin CountyNorth Carolina1858
Thomas BlackamanAustin CountyVirginia1857

Blackaman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Blackaman in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 2 of the 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 look under Blackman as well.

Where did the Blackamans in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (1) and Virginia (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 Blackaman?

Austin County (2). In all, 2 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 Blackaman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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