Boseman · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Boseman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Boseman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1) and Leon County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bosemans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Boseman registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Bosemans registered

Texas counties where the Bosemans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County150%
Leon County150%

Where the Bosemans were born

Birthplaces the Bosemans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
South Carolina150%

When the Bosemans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bosemans
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Boseman in the register

The Bosemans in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Austin BosemanLeon CountySouth Carolina1854
Nicholas BosemanAnderson CountyGeorgia1862

Boseman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Boseman in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 1 of the 2, Leon 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 Bosemans in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1) and South 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 Boseman?

Anderson County (1), Leon 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 Boseman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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