Palm · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Palm in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Palm registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Freestone County and reported Alabama as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1853.

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

Where the Palms registered

Texas counties where the Palms registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County1100%

Where the Palms were born

Birthplaces the Palms reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Palms reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Palms
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Palm in the register

The Palms in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Dempsey PalmFreestone CountyAlabama1853

Palm genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Palm in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone 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.

Where did the Palms in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 Palm?

Freestone 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 Palm appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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