Edmonds · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Edmonds in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Edmonds registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Collin County (1), Colorado County (1) and Walker County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, South Carolina and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Edmondses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Edmonds registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Edmondses registered

Texas counties where the Edmondses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Collin County133%
Colorado County133%
Walker County133%

Where the Edmondses were born

Birthplaces the Edmondses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky133%
South Carolina133%
Virginia133%

When the Edmondses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Edmondses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
2

Every Edmonds in the register

The Edmondses in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Carter EdmondsColorado CountySouth Carolina1852
Edmon EdmondsWalker CountyVirginia1863
Oliver EdmondsCollin CountyKentucky1861

Edmonds genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Edmonds in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Collin County holds 1 of the 3, Colorado 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 Edmondses in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (1), South Carolina (1) and Virginia (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 Edmonds?

Collin County (1), Colorado County (1), Walker County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Edmonds appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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