Soloman · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Soloman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

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

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

Where the Solomans registered

Texas counties where the Solomans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County150%
Cherokee County150%

Where the Solomans were born

Birthplaces the Solomans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
New York150%

When the Solomans reached Texas

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

Every Soloman in the register

The Solomans in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
King SolomanCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Sammel SolomanBastrop CountyNew York1853

Soloman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Soloman in Texas?

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

They reported Alabama (1) and New York (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 Soloman?

Bastrop 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 Soloman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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