Edmondson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Edmondson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Edmondson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Cherokee County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Edmondsons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Edmondson registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Edmondsons registered

Texas counties where the Edmondsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cherokee County2100%

Where the Edmondsons were born

Birthplaces the Edmondsons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee2100%

When the Edmondsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Edmondsons
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Edmondson in the register

The Edmondsons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Horace EdmondsonCherokee CountyTennessee1866
Jack EdmondsonCherokee CountyTennessee1866

Edmondson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Edmondson in Texas?

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

They reported Tennessee (2) 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 Edmondson?

Cherokee 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 Edmondson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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