Sheaman · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sheaman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Sheaman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Austin County and reported Alabama as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Sheamans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sheaman registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Sheamans registered

Texas counties where the Sheamans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County1100%

Where the Sheamans were born

Birthplaces the Sheamans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Sheamans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sheamans
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Sheaman in the register

The Sheamans in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Senor SheamanAustin CountyAlabama1849

Sheaman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sheaman in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin 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 Sheamans 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 Sheaman?

Austin 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 Sheaman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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