Chrisman · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Chrisman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Chrisman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burleson County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1827.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Chrismans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Chrisman registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1827
Earliest arrival
1820s
Fullest decade

Where the Chrismans registered

Texas counties where the Chrismans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County2100%

When the Chrismans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Chrismans
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
1

Every Chrisman in the register

The Chrismans in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jos. ChrismanBurleson County1827
Simon ChrismanBurleson County1839

Chrisman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Chrisman in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson County holds 2 of the 2. 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Chrisman?

Burleson County (2). In all, 2 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 Chrisman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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