Perryman · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Perryman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Perryman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Davis County (2), Fort Bend County (1) and Goliad County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1859.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Perrymans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Perryman registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
3
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1859
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Perrymans registered

Texas counties where the Perrymans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Davis County250%
Fort Bend County125%
Goliad County125%

Where the Perrymans were born

Birthplaces the Perrymans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia2100%

When the Perrymans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Perrymans
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
3

Every Perryman in the register

The Perrymans in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Amos PerrymanGoliad County1860
Frank PerrymanDavis CountyGeorgia1866
George PerrymanDavis CountyGeorgia1859
Harry PerrymanFort Bend County1866

Perryman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Perryman in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Davis County holds 2 of the 4, Fort Bend 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 Perrymans in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (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 Perryman?

Davis County (2), Fort Bend County (1), Goliad County (1). In all, 4 registered across 3 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 Perryman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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