Blackman · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Blackman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named Blackman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (3), Austin County (2) and Colorado County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Mississippi and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Blackmans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Blackman registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
5
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Blackmans registered

Texas counties where the Blackmans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County338%
Austin County225%
Colorado County113%
Dallas County113%
Wood County113%

Where the Blackmans were born

Birthplaces the Blackmans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama240%
Mississippi120%
North Carolina120%
Tennessee120%

When the Blackmans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Blackmans
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
0
1850s
4

Every Blackman in the register

The Blackmans in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Allen BlackmanWood CountyAlabama1857
Amos BlackmanDallas CountyAlabama1857
E.L. BlackmanFalls County
Jacob BlackmanFalls County
John BlackmanAustin CountyMississippi1852
Orin BlackmanFalls County
Reuben BlackmanColorado CountyTennessee1837
Smith BlackmanAustin CountyNorth Carolina1855

Blackman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Blackman in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 3 of the 8, Austin County 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Blackmans in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2), Mississippi (1) and North Carolina (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 Blackman?

Falls County (3), Austin County (2), Colorado County (1). In all, 8 registered across 5 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 Blackman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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