Ingraham · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ingraham in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Ingraham registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Jackson County (3), Colorado County (2) and Anderson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ingrahams registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ingraham registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
4
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Ingrahams registered

Texas counties where the Ingrahams registered
CountyFreedmen%
Jackson County343%
Colorado County229%
Anderson County114%
Freestone County114%

Where the Ingrahams were born

Birthplaces the Ingrahams reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia375%
Mississippi125%

When the Ingrahams reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ingrahams
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
2
1860s
4

Every Ingraham in the register

The Ingrahams in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Andrew IngrahamFreestone CountyMississippi1867
Charles IngrahamJackson County1860
David IngrahamJackson County1861
Edward IngrahamJackson County1860
Jackson IngrahamColorado CountyGeorgia1858
Mack IngrahamAnderson CountyGeorgia1849
Miles IngrahamColorado CountyGeorgia1859

Ingraham genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ingraham in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Jackson County holds 3 of the 7, Colorado County 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 Ingrahams in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (3) and Mississippi (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 Ingraham?

Jackson County (3), Colorado County (2), Anderson County (1). In all, 7 registered across 4 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 Ingraham appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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