Blanc · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Blanc in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Blanc registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Austin County and reported Tennessee as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Blancs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Blanc registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Blancs registered

Texas counties where the Blancs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County1100%

Where the Blancs were born

Birthplaces the Blancs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Blancs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Blancs
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1

Every Blanc in the register

The Blancs in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Calvin BlancAustin CountyTennessee1837

Blanc genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Blanc 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 Blancs 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 Blanc?

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

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