Jamon · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Jamon in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Jamon registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Jamons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Jamon registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Jamons registered

Texas counties where the Jamons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County2100%

Where the Jamons were born

Birthplaces the Jamons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
Tennessee150%

When the Jamons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Jamons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Jamon in the register

The Jamons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred JamonFayette CountyTennessee1854
Solomon JamonFayette CountyGeorgia1853

Jamon genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Jamon in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 2 of the 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 Jamons in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1) and Tennessee (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 Jamon?

Fayette County (2). In all, 2 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 Jamon appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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