Webb County, Texas · 1867 voter registration

Webb County, Texas: freedmen, slavery and the 1867 voter registration

Slavery in Webb County

In 1860 the census counted 0 enslaved people in Webb County, 0% of everyone living there. In 1867, 183 men registered to vote there. Webb County was formed out of Bexar County by 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Webb County highlighted
Webb County on the 1870 county map
0
Enslaved in 1860
0%
Of the county in 1860
183
Registered voters

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Sources and county history

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. The 1860 population figures come from Population of the United States in 1860, printed by the Census Office in 1864.

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Counties that share a boundary history with Webb County: Bexar County.

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