Heckman · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Heckman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Heckman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Galveston County, reaching Texas about 1827.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Heckmans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Heckman registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1827
Earliest arrival
1820s
Fullest decade

Where the Heckmans registered

Texas counties where the Heckmans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County1100%

When the Heckmans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Heckmans
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1

Every Heckman in the register

The Heckmans in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edmond HeckmanGalveston County1827

Heckman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Heckman in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Heckman?

Galveston 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 Heckman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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