Froman · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Froman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Froman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Grayson County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Fromans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Froman registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Fromans registered

Texas counties where the Fromans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Grayson County2100%

Where the Fromans were born

Birthplaces the Fromans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky150%
Tennessee150%

When the Fromans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Fromans
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Froman in the register

The Fromans in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry FromanGrayson CountyKentucky1857
Robert FromanGrayson CountyTennessee1865

Froman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Froman in Texas?

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

They reported Kentucky (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 Froman?

Grayson 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 Froman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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