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Foreman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Foreman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Foremans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Foreman registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Foremans registered

Texas counties where the Foremans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County2100%

Where the Foremans were born

Birthplaces the Foremans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Virginia150%

When the Foremans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Foremans
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Foreman in the register

The Foremans in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Daniel ForemanHarrison CountyAlabama1857
Silas ForemanHarrison CountyVirginia1855

Foreman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Foreman in Texas?

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

They reported Alabama (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 Foreman?

Harrison 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 Foreman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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