Chatman · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Chatman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Chatman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Calhoun County (2), DeWitt County (1) and Fayette County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Chatmans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Chatman registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
5
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Chatmans registered

Texas counties where the Chatmans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Calhoun County233%
DeWitt County117%
Fayette County117%
Freestone County117%
Walker County117%

Where the Chatmans were born

Birthplaces the Chatmans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama133%
Georgia133%
Virginia133%

When the Chatmans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Chatmans
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3
1860s
3

Every Chatman in the register

The Chatmans in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry ChatmanWalker CountyVirginia1854
Joseph ChatmanCalhoun County1866
Martin ChatmanDeWitt County1860
Mike ChatmanFayette CountyGeorgia1857
Robert ChatmanFreestone CountyAlabama1859
Thomas ChatmanCalhoun County1866

Chatman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Chatman in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Calhoun County holds 2 of the 6, DeWitt 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 Chatmans in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Georgia (1) and Virginia (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 Chatman?

Calhoun County (2), DeWitt County (1), Fayette County (1). In all, 6 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 Chatman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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