Blame · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Blame in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Blame registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (1) and Brazos County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Blames registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Blame registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Blames registered

Texas counties where the Blames registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County150%
Brazos County150%

Where the Blames were born

Birthplaces the Blames reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Blames reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Blames
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Blame in the register

The Blames in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Adam BlameBrazos County1859
Washington BlameBastrop CountyTennessee1855

Blame genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Blame in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 1 of the 2, Brazos County 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 Blames 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 Blame?

Bastrop County (1), Brazos County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Blame appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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