Dismuke · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dismuke in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Dismuke registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Grayson County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1864.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dismukes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dismuke registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1864
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Dismukes registered

Texas counties where the Dismukes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Grayson County2100%

Where the Dismukes were born

Birthplaces the Dismukes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
Tennessee150%

When the Dismukes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dismukes
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Dismuke in the register

The Dismukes in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Nimrod DismukeGrayson CountyTennessee1864
Wyatt DismukeGrayson CountyGeorgia1865

Dismuke genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dismuke in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Grayson 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.

Where did the Dismukes in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (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 Dismuke?

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

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