Salmon · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Salmon in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Salmon registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Davis County and reported Virginia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1852.

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

Where the Salmons registered

Texas counties where the Salmons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Davis County1100%

Where the Salmons were born

Birthplaces the Salmons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Salmons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Salmons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Salmon in the register

The Salmons in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry SalmonDavis CountyVirginia1852

Salmon genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Salmon in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Davis 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 Salmons in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Salmon?

Davis 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 Salmon appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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