Blinett · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Blinett in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Blinett registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Newton County and reported Georgia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Blinetts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Blinett registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Blinetts registered

Texas counties where the Blinetts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Newton County1100%

Where the Blinetts were born

Birthplaces the Blinetts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1100%

When the Blinetts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Blinetts
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Blinett in the register

The Blinetts in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Primas BlinettNewton CountyGeorgia1848

Blinett genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Blinett in Texas?

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

Where did the Blinetts in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Blinett?

Newton 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 Blinett appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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