Priam · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Priam in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Priam registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Priams registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Priam registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Priams registered

Texas counties where the Priams registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County2100%

Where the Priams were born

Birthplaces the Priams reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Virginia150%

When the Priams reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Priams
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Priam in the register

The Priams in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
David PriamFreestone CountyVirginia1863
Jeremiah PriamFreestone CountyAlabama1852

Priam genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Priam in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 2 of the 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 Priams in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and Virginia (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 Priam?

Freestone County (2). In all, 2 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 Priam appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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