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Colman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named Colman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Galveston County (2), Collin County (1) and Goliad County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas, Alabama and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Colmans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Colman registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
7
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Colmans registered

Texas counties where the Colmans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County225%
Collin County113%
Goliad County113%
Grayson County113%
Hopkins County113%
Shelby County113%
Walker County113%

Where the Colmans were born

Birthplaces the Colmans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas240%
Alabama120%
Tennessee120%
Virginia120%

When the Colmans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Colmans
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
3
1860s
3

Every Colman in the register

The Colmans in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Adam ColmanGoliad County1851
Armsted ColmanHopkins CountyVirginia1864
Charles ColmanGalveston County1862
D.L. ColmanGrayson CountyTexas1846
John ColmanGalveston County1865
Jordan ColmanCollin CountyTexas1846
Joseph ColmanWalker CountyAlabama1850
March ColmanShelby CountyTennessee1853

Colman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Colman in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 2 of the 8, Collin 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 Colmans in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (2), Alabama (1) and Tennessee (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 Colman?

Galveston County (2), Collin County (1), Goliad County (1). In all, 8 registered across 7 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 Colman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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