Eddings · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Eddings in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Eddings registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Leon County (2) and Brazos County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Eddingses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Eddings registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Eddingses registered

Texas counties where the Eddingses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Leon County267%
Brazos County133%

Where the Eddingses were born

Birthplaces the Eddingses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Virginia150%

When the Eddingses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Eddingses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
2

Every Eddings in the register

The Eddingses in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edmmund EddingsBrazos County1855
James EddingsLeon CountyAlabama1854
Thomas EddingsLeon CountyVirginia1848

Eddings genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Eddings in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Leon County holds 2 of the 3, Brazos 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 Eddingses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and Virginia (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 Eddings?

Leon County (2), Brazos County (1). In all, 3 registered across 2 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 Eddings appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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