Coomb · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Coomb in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Coomb registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Davis County and reported Alabama as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Coombs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Coomb registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Coombs registered

Texas counties where the Coombs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Davis County1100%

Where the Coombs were born

Birthplaces the Coombs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Coombs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Coombs
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Coomb in the register

The Coombs in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Dennis CoombDavis CountyAlabama1857

Coomb genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Coomb in Texas?

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

They reported Alabama (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 Coomb?

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

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