Handiman · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Handiman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Handiman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1) and Bastrop County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Handimans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Handiman registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1840
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Handimans registered

Texas counties where the Handimans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County150%
Bastrop County150%

Where the Handimans were born

Birthplaces the Handimans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi150%
South Carolina150%

When the Handimans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Handimans
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Handiman in the register

The Handimans in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
David HandimanBastrop CountySouth Carolina1840
Thomas HandimanAnderson CountyMississippi1863

Handiman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Handiman in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 1 of the 2, Bastrop County 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 Handimans in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (1) and South Carolina (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 Handiman?

Anderson County (1), Bastrop County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Handiman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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