Groomes · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Groomes in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Groomes registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Hays County and reported Missouri as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1868.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Groomeses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Groomes registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Missouri
Largest birthplace
1868
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Groomeses registered

Texas counties where the Groomeses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hays County1100%

Where the Groomeses were born

Birthplaces the Groomeses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Missouri1100%

When the Groomeses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Groomeses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Groomes in the register

The Groomeses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George GroomesHays CountyMissouri

Groomes genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Groomes in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Hays County holds 1 of the 1. 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 Groomeses in Texas come from?

They reported Missouri (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 Groomes?

Hays County (1). In all, 1 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 Groomes appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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