Cumminings · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cumminings in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Cumminings registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Austin County and reported Mississippi as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Cumminingses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cumminings registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Cumminingses registered

Texas counties where the Cumminingses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County1100%

Where the Cumminingses were born

Birthplaces the Cumminingses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Cumminingses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Cumminingses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Variations of Cumminings

Every Cumminings in the register

The Cumminingses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Eli CumminingsAustin CountyMississippi1852

Cumminings genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cumminings in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin 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 look under Cummings as well.

Where did the Cumminingses in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (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 Cumminings?

Austin 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 Cumminings appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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