Sems · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sems in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Sems registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Galveston County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1835.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Semses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sems registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1835
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Semses registered

Texas counties where the Semses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County2100%

When the Semses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Semses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
0
1850s
1

Every Sems in the register

The Semses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Andrew SemsGalveston County1857
Cager SemsGalveston County1835

Sems genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sems in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 2 of the 2. 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Sems?

Galveston County (2). In all, 2 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 Sems appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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