Odom · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Odom in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Odom registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (1) and Jefferson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1833.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Odoms registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Odom registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1833
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Odoms registered

Texas counties where the Odoms registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County150%
Jefferson County150%

Where the Odoms were born

Birthplaces the Odoms reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas1100%

When the Odoms reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Odoms
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
0
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Odom in the register

The Odoms in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Elias OdomAustin CountyTexas1833
Harry OdomJefferson County1860

Odom genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Odom in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 1 of the 2, Jefferson County 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 Odoms in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (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 Odom?

Austin County (1), Jefferson County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Odom appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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