Fleming · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Fleming in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Fleming registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bowie County (1), Liberty County (1) and Victoria County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Flemings registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Fleming registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Flemings registered

Texas counties where the Flemings registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bowie County133%
Liberty County133%
Victoria County133%

Where the Flemings were born

Birthplaces the Flemings reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Tennessee150%

When the Flemings reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Flemings
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Variations of Fleming

Every Fleming in the register

The Flemings in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Clenton FlemingLiberty CountyAlabama
Edward FlemingVictoria County1866
Peter FlemingBowie CountyTennessee1849

Fleming genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Fleming in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bowie County holds 1 of the 3, Liberty 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 look under Flemming as well.

Where did the Flemings in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 Fleming?

Bowie County (1), Liberty County (1), Victoria 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 Fleming appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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