Atkin · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Atkin in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Atkin registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (3). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Atkins registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Atkin registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
1837
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Atkins registered

Texas counties where the Atkins registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County3100%

When the Atkins reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Atkins
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
2

Variations of Atkin

Every Atkin in the register

The Atkins in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Fred AtkinFort Bend County1844
Hiram AtkinFort Bend County1837
Littleton AtkinFort Bend County1841

Atkin genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Atkin in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 3 of the 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 look under Atkins as well.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Atkin?

Fort Bend County (3). In all, 3 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 Atkin appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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