Isaam · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Isaam in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Isaam registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Chambers County and reported Virginia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Isaams registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Isaam registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Isaams registered

Texas counties where the Isaams registered
CountyFreedmen%
Chambers County1100%

Where the Isaams were born

Birthplaces the Isaams reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Isaams reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Isaams
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Isaam in the register

The Isaams in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Thomas IsaamChambers CountyVirginia1851

Isaam genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Isaam in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Chambers 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 Isaams in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (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 Isaam?

Chambers 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 Isaam appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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