Norman · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Norman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 12 freedmen

12 freedmen named Norman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (4), Harrison County (3) and Wharton County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Georgia and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Normans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Norman registered, on the 1870 county map
12
Freedmen
5
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Normans registered

Texas counties where the Normans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County433%
Harrison County325%
Wharton County325%
McLennan County18%
Wood County18%

Where the Normans were born

Birthplaces the Normans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee338%
Georgia225%
Virginia225%
Alabama113%

When the Normans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Normans
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
5
1860s
7

Every Norman in the register

The Normans in the register, 1 to 12 of 12
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
A. NormanMcLennan County1866
Allen NormanHarrison CountyAlabama1866
Asa NormanHarrison CountyGeorgia1863
Clay NormanColorado CountyTennessee1852
Granville NormanColorado CountyTennessee1855
Josephus NormanHarrison CountyVirginia1864
Lewis NormanWood CountyGeorgia1854
Mathis NormanWharton County1866
Richmond NormanWharton County1866
Robert NormanColorado CountyTennessee1852
William NormanColorado CountyVirginia1853
William NormanWharton County1866

Norman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Norman in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 4 of the 12, Harrison County 3. 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 Normans in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (3), Georgia (2) and Virginia (2) 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 Norman?

Colorado County (4), Harrison County (3), Wharton County (3). In all, 12 registered across 5 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 Norman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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