Paramore · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Paramore in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Paramore registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (2) and Galveston County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Paramores registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Paramore registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Paramores registered

Texas counties where the Paramores registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County267%
Galveston County133%

When the Paramores reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Paramores
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
1

Every Paramore in the register

The Paramores in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Green ParamoreGonzales County1854
Patrick ParamoreGalveston County1846
Robert ParamoreGonzales County1849

Paramore genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Paramore in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 2 of the 3, Galveston 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Paramore?

Gonzales County (2), Galveston County (1). In all, 3 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 Paramore appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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