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Christmas in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Christmas registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burleson County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1862.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Christmases registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Christmas registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1862
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Christmases registered

Texas counties where the Christmases registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County2100%

When the Christmases reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Christmases
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Christmas in the register

The Christmases in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
G. ChristmasBurleson County1863
S. ChristmasBurleson County1862

Christmas genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Christmas 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 Christmas?

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

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