Solomon · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Solomon in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 15 freedmen

15 freedmen named Solomon registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (4), McLennan County (4) and Davis County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Kentucky and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1827.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Solomons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Solomon registered, on the 1870 county map
15
Freedmen
7
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Solomons registered

Texas counties where the Solomons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County427%
McLennan County427%
Davis County320%
Bexar County17%
Brazoria County17%
Comanche County17%
Harrison County17%

Where the Solomons were born

Birthplaces the Solomons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia436%
Kentucky19%
Louisiana19%
Mississippi19%
Missouri19%
South Carolina19%
Tennessee19%
Texas19%

When the Solomons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Solomons
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
0
1840s
0
1850s
5
1860s
9

Every Solomon in the register

The Solomons in the register, 1 to 15 of 15
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron SolomonMcLennan County1867
Alexander SolomonBrazoria CountyKentucky1827
Alford SolomonDavis CountyMississippi1852
Anderson SolomonBexar CountySouth Carolina1864
Benjamin SolomonDavis CountyGeorgia1859
David SolomonFreestone CountyGeorgia1867
Edwards SolomonFreestone CountyGeorgia1867
Ellis SolomonMcLennan County1866
George SolomonFreestone CountyTexas1867
George SolomonMcLennan County1866
Gordon SolomonHarrison CountyLouisiana1864
James SolomonFreestone CountyTennessee1853
John SolomonComanche CountyMissouri1857
King SolomonDavis CountyGeorgia1855
Nat SolomonMcLennan County1866

Solomon genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Solomon in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 4 of the 15, McLennan County 4. 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 Solomons in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (4), Kentucky (1) and Louisiana (1) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Solomon?

Freestone County (4), McLennan County (4), Davis County (3). In all, 15 registered across 7 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 Solomon appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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