Spelman · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Spelman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Spelman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Goliad County, reaching Texas about 1859.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Spelmans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Spelman registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1859
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Spelmans registered

Texas counties where the Spelmans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Goliad County1100%

When the Spelmans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Spelmans
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Spelman in the register

The Spelmans in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Louis SpelmanGoliad County1859

Spelman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Spelman in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Goliad 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Spelman?

Goliad 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 Spelman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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