Cummins · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cummins in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Cummins registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (2), Hopkins County (2) and Fayette County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Arkansas and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Cumminses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cummins registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
5
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1845
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Cumminses registered

Texas counties where the Cumminses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County229%
Hopkins County229%
Fayette County114%
Houston County114%
Sabine County114%

Where the Cumminses were born

Birthplaces the Cumminses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia343%
Arkansas114%
Mississippi114%
Texas114%
Virginia114%

When the Cumminses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Cumminses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
4
1860s
1

Variations of Cummins

Every Cummins in the register

The Cumminses in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abram CumminsFayette CountyMississippi1849
Albert CumminsAnderson CountyVirginia1863
Ben CumminsAnderson CountyTexas1845
Humphrey CumminsHouston CountyArkansas1853
Isaac CumminsHopkins CountyGeorgia1855
Isaac CumminsHopkins CountyGeorgia1855
William CumminsSabine CountyGeorgia1859

Cummins genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cummins in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 2 of the 7, Hopkins County 2. 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 Cumminses in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (3), Arkansas (1) 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 Cummins?

Anderson County (2), Hopkins County (2), Fayette County (1). In all, 7 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 Cummins appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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