Lyman · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lyman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Lyman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Wharton County, reaching Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lymans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lyman registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Lymans registered

Texas counties where the Lymans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Wharton County1100%

When the Lymans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lymans
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Lyman in the register

The Lymans in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James LymanWharton County1866

Lyman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lyman in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Wharton 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 Lyman?

Wharton 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 Lyman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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