Seaborn · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Seaborn in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Seaborn registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Collin County (1), Fort Bend County (1) and Grayson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Missouri and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Seaborns registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Seaborn registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Seaborns registered

Texas counties where the Seaborns registered
CountyFreedmen%
Collin County125%
Fort Bend County125%
Grayson County125%
Harrison County125%

Where the Seaborns were born

Birthplaces the Seaborns reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia133%
Missouri133%
South Carolina133%

When the Seaborns reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Seaborns
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
2
1860s
1

Every Seaborn in the register

The Seaborns in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Dennis SeabornCollin CountyMissouri1862
George SeabornHarrison CountyGeorgia1852
Jim SeabornFort Bend County1847
Wm SeabornGrayson CountySouth Carolina1854

Seaborn genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Seaborn in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Collin County holds 1 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 Seaborns in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1), Missouri (1) and South Carolina (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 Seaborn?

Collin County (1), Fort Bend County (1), Grayson County (1). In all, 4 registered across 4 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 Seaborn appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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