Blackmen · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Blackmen in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Blackmen registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Austin County and reported Tennessee as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Blackmens registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Blackmen registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Blackmens registered

Texas counties where the Blackmens registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County1100%

Where the Blackmens were born

Birthplaces the Blackmens reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Blackmens reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Blackmens
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Blackmen in the register

The Blackmens in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benjamin BlackmenAustin CountyTennessee1851

Blackmen genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Blackmen in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin 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 Blackmens in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (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 Blackmen?

Austin 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 Blackmen appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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