Pyrum · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Pyrum in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Pyrum registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Freestone County and reported Alabama as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Pyrums registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Pyrum registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Pyrums registered

Texas counties where the Pyrums registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County1100%

Where the Pyrums were born

Birthplaces the Pyrums reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Pyrums reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Pyrums
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Pyrum in the register

The Pyrums in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Rufus PyrumFreestone CountyAlabama1851

Pyrum genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Pyrum in Texas?

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

Where did the Pyrums in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 Pyrum?

Freestone 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 Pyrum appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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