Chrismas · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Chrismas in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Chrismas registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Harrison County and reported North Carolina as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Chrismases registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Chrismas registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Chrismases registered

Texas counties where the Chrismases registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1100%

Where the Chrismases were born

Birthplaces the Chrismases reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina1100%

When the Chrismases reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Chrismases
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Chrismas in the register

The Chrismases in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry ChrismasHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1851

Chrismas genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Chrismas in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison 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 Chrismases in Texas come from?

They reported North 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 Chrismas?

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

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