Edmund · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Edmund in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Edmund registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1), Colorado County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia and Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Edmunds registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Edmund registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Edmunds registered

Texas counties where the Edmunds registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County125%
Colorado County125%
Fort Bend County125%
Kerr County125%

Where the Edmunds were born

Birthplaces the Edmunds reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia267%
Kentucky133%

When the Edmunds reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Edmunds
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3
1860s
1

Every Edmund in the register

The Edmunds in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jack EdmundAnderson CountyVirginia1850
Lewis EdmundFort Bend County1866
Oskar EdmundColorado CountyVirginia1859
Sylvester EdmundKerr CountyKentucky1853

Edmund genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Edmund in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 1 of the 4, 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 Edmunds in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (2) and Kentucky (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 Edmund?

Anderson County (1), Colorado County (1), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 4 registered across 4 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 Edmund appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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