Parchment · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Parchment in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Parchment registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Gonzales County, reaching Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Parchments registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Parchment registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Parchments registered

Texas counties where the Parchments registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County1100%

When the Parchments reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Parchments
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Parchment in the register

The Parchments in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John ParchmentGonzales County1855

Parchment genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Parchment in Texas?

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

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Parchment?

Gonzales 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 Parchment appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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