Dement · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dement in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Dement registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in DeWitt County (1) and Wood County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1856.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dements registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dement registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1856
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Dements registered

Texas counties where the Dements registered
CountyFreedmen%
DeWitt County150%
Wood County150%

Where the Dements were born

Birthplaces the Dements reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Dements reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dements
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Dement in the register

The Dements in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Granville DeMentDeWitt County1862
Lewis DementWood CountyTennessee1856

Dement genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dement in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. DeWitt County holds 1 of the 2, Wood 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 Dements in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Dement?

DeWitt County (1), Wood County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Dement appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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