Graham · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Graham in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 18 freedmen

18 freedmen named Graham registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (6), Davis County (3) and Bexar County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Grahams registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Graham registered, on the 1870 county map
18
Freedmen
11
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Grahams registered

Texas counties where the Grahams registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County633%
Davis County317%
Bexar County16%
Brazoria County16%
Collin County16%
Grayson County16%
Houston County16%
Jackson County16%
Shelby County16%
Van Zandt County16%
Walker County16%

Where the Grahams were born

Birthplaces the Grahams reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama529%
Georgia212%
Tennessee212%
Virginia212%
Kentucky16%
Louisiana16%
Missouri16%
North Carolina16%
South Carolina16%
Texas16%

When the Grahams reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Grahams
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
10
1860s
6

Every Graham in the register

The Grahams in the register, 1 to 18 of 18
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Anderson GrahamHouston CountyAlabama1857
Anderson GrahamWalker CountyTennessee1863
Charles GrahamDavis CountyNorth Carolina1842
Edmund GrahamGrayson CountyTennessee1855
Federick GrahamHarrison CountySouth Carolina1864
George GrahamBrazoria CountyLouisiana1851
George GrahamDavis CountyAlabama1857
George GrahamHarrison CountyAlabama1854
Hardy GrahamCollin CountyGeorgia1863
Harry GrahamBexar CountyMissouri1862
Hence GrahamHarrison CountyVirginia1855
Henry GrahamHarrison CountyAlabama1854
Isaac GrahamJackson County1867
Jeff GrahamVan Zandt CountyKentucky1866
Mose GrahamDavis CountyGeorgia1852
Robert GrahamHarrison CountyAlabama1853
S.T. GrahamShelby CountyTexas1848
Samuel GrahamHarrison CountyVirginia1853

Graham genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Graham in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 6 of the 18, Davis County 3. 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 Grahams in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (5), Georgia (2) and Tennessee (2) 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 Graham?

Harrison County (6), Davis County (3), Bexar County (1). In all, 18 registered across 11 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 Graham appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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