Womack · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Womack in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named Womack registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (4), Harrison County (3) and Jackson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, North Carolina and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Womacks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Womack registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Womacks registered

Texas counties where the Womacks registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County450%
Harrison County338%
Jackson County113%

Where the Womacks were born

Birthplaces the Womacks reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama343%
North Carolina229%
Georgia114%
Virginia114%

When the Womacks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Womacks
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
5
1860s
2

Every Womack in the register

The Womacks in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alex WomackFreestone CountyAlabama1853
Alford WomackFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Allen WomackJackson County1857
Ausburn WomackHarrison CountyGeorgia1851
Louis WomackFreestone CountyAlabama1853
Payton WomackFreestone CountyVirginia1867
Simeon WomackHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1855
Washington WomackHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1846

Womack genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Womack in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 4 of the 8, Harrison County 3. 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 Womacks in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (3), North Carolina (2) and Georgia (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 Womack?

Freestone County (4), Harrison County (3), Jackson County (1). In all, 8 registered across 3 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 Womack appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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