Selman · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Selman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Selman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1) and Cherokee County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Selmans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Selman registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Selmans registered

Texas counties where the Selmans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County150%
Cherokee County150%

Where the Selmans were born

Birthplaces the Selmans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Tennessee150%

When the Selmans reached Texas

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

Every Selman in the register

The Selmans in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George SelmanAnderson CountyAlabama1853
John SelmanCherokee CountyTennessee1866

Selman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Selman in Texas?

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

They reported Alabama (1) and Tennessee (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 Selman?

Anderson County (1), Cherokee 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 Selman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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