Baldwin · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Baldwin in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named Baldwin registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Liberty County (4), Fort Bend County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, South Carolina and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Baldwins registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Baldwin registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
5
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Baldwins registered

Texas counties where the Baldwins registered
CountyFreedmen%
Liberty County450%
Fort Bend County113%
Harrison County113%
McLennan County113%
Wilson County113%

Where the Baldwins were born

Birthplaces the Baldwins reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina233%
South Carolina233%
Mississippi117%
Texas117%

When the Baldwins reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Baldwins
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Baldwin in the register

The Baldwins in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benjamin BaldwinHarrison CountyMississippi1846
Elick BaldwinLiberty CountyNorth Carolina
Geo BaldwinFort Bend County1847
Hampton BaldwinLiberty CountySouth Carolina
Joseph BaldwinMcLennan County1866
Joseph BaldwinWilson CountyTexas1846
Robert BaldwinLiberty CountyNorth Carolina
William BaldwinLiberty CountySouth Carolina

Baldwin genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Baldwin in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Liberty County holds 4 of the 8, Fort Bend County 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.

Where did the Baldwins in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (2), South Carolina (2) and Mississippi (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 Baldwin?

Liberty County (4), Fort Bend County (1), Harrison County (1). In all, 8 registered across 5 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 Baldwin appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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