Pullum · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Pullum in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Pullum registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Madison County (1) and Victoria County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1862.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Pullums registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Pullum registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1862
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Pullums registered

Texas counties where the Pullums registered
CountyFreedmen%
Madison County150%
Victoria County150%

Where the Pullums were born

Birthplaces the Pullums reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Pullums reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Pullums
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Pullum in the register

The Pullums in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Simon PullumVictoria County1862
Terril PullumMadison CountyMississippi

Pullum genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Pullum in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Madison County holds 1 of the 2, Victoria 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 Pullums in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (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 Pullum?

Madison County (1), Victoria County (1). In all, 2 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 Pullum appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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