Oldham · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Oldham in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Oldham registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burleson County (5) and Anderson County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1838.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Oldhams registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Oldham registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
2
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1838
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Oldhams registered

Texas counties where the Oldhams registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County571%
Anderson County229%

Where the Oldhams were born

Birthplaces the Oldhams reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina2100%

When the Oldhams reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Oldhams
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
4
1850s
2

Every Oldham in the register

The Oldhams in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Geo OldhamBurleson County1845
Gil OldhamBurleson County1841
Hugo OldhamBurleson County1847
Jack OldhamBurleson County1842
Lee OldhamAnderson CountySouth Carolina1854
Orangeburg OldhamAnderson CountySouth Carolina1855
Tobias OldhamBurleson County1838

Oldham genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Oldham in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson County holds 5 of the 7, Anderson County 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 Oldhams in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (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 Oldham?

Burleson County (5), Anderson County (2). In all, 7 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 Oldham appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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