Freeman · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Freeman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 34 freedmen

34 freedmen named Freeman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Austin County (4), McLennan County (4) and Fort Bend County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Virginia and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1825.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Freemans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Freeman registered, on the 1870 county map
34
Freedmen
21
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1825
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Freemans registered

Texas counties where the Freemans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County412%
McLennan County412%
Fort Bend County39%
Freestone County39%
Angelina County26%
Colorado County26%
Guadalupe County26%
Bastrop County13%
Brazoria County13%
Burleson County13%
Caldwell County13%
Calhoun County13%
Collin County13%
Cooke County13%
Dallas County13%
Fayette County13%
Galveston County13%
Harris County13%
Karnes County13%
Limestone County13%
Wharton County13%

Where the Freemans were born

Birthplaces the Freemans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia629%
Virginia419%
Tennessee314%
Alabama210%
Mississippi210%
North Carolina210%
Kentucky15%
Texas15%

When the Freemans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Freemans
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
0
1840s
8
1850s
6
1860s
19

Every Freeman in the register

The Freemans in the register, 1 to 34 of 34
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abe FreemanFort Bend County1866
Alfred FreemanKarnes CountyMississippi1865
Anding FreemanColorado CountyGeorgia1848
Calvin FreemanWharton County1866
Charles FreemanMcLennan County1866
Chi FreemanDallas CountyTennessee1863
Clark FreemanFort Bend County1866
Clark FreemanFort Bend CountyGeorgia1857
Dick FreemanMcLennan County1866
Henry FreemanAngelina CountyMississippi1864
Henry FreemanAngelina CountyVirginia1852
Henry FreemanColorado CountyTennessee1844
Henry FreemanFreestone CountyVirginia1846
Jack FreemanGuadalupe CountyAlabama1866
Jackson FreemanFreestone CountyGeorgia1867
Jacob FreemanAustin CountyAlabama1848
Jeremiah FreemanBrazoria CountyVirginia1825
Jno. FreemanBurleson County1856
Joe FreemanFayette CountyTennessee1864
John FreemanAustin CountyGeorgia1854
John FreemanHarris County1846
John FreemanLimestone County1842
Miles FreemanAustin CountyNorth Carolina1841
Nathaniel FreemanGalveston County1866
Orborn FreemanMcLennan County1866
Peter FreemanCooke CountyTexas1841
Sam FreemanGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
Sammuel FreemanAustin CountyGeorgia1853
Sanford FreemanCollin CountyOklahoma1856
Stephen FreemanCaldwell CountyNorth Carolina1866
Thomas FreemanCalhoun County1866
Wiggen FreemanFreestone CountyGeorgia1867
William FreemanMcLennan County1866
Willis FreemanBastrop CountyKentucky1860

Freeman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Freeman in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 4 of the 34, McLennan County 4. 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 Freemans in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (6), Virginia (4) and Tennessee (3) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Freeman?

Austin County (4), McLennan County (4), Fort Bend County (3). In all, 34 registered across 21 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 Freeman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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