Flemming · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Flemming in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named Flemming registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Caldwell County (4), Bastrop County (2) and Galveston County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Arkansas, Georgia and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Flemmings registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Flemming registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
4
Counties
Arkansas
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Flemmings registered

Texas counties where the Flemmings registered
CountyFreedmen%
Caldwell County450%
Bastrop County225%
Galveston County113%
Hunt County113%

Where the Flemmings were born

Birthplaces the Flemmings reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Arkansas229%
Georgia229%
Alabama114%
Tennessee114%
Virginia114%

When the Flemmings reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Flemmings
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
2
1860s
5

Every Flemming in the register

The Flemmings in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
David FlemmingHunt CountyTennessee1846
Essec FlemmingCaldwell CountyArkansas1866
Jacob FlemmingBastrop CountyGeorgia1850
John FlemmingGalveston County1863
Marcus FlemmingBastrop CountyGeorgia1851
Richard FlemmingCaldwell CountyAlabama1866
Silas FlemmingCaldwell CountyArkansas1866
Washington FlemmingCaldwell CountyVirginia1866

Flemming genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Flemming in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Caldwell County holds 4 of the 8, Bastrop County 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 Flemmings in Texas come from?

They reported Arkansas (2), Georgia (2) and Alabama (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 Flemming?

Caldwell County (4), Bastrop County (2), Galveston County (1). In all, 8 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 Flemming appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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