Elkins · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Elkins in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Elkins registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Gonzales County, reaching Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Elkinses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Elkins registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1845
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Elkinses registered

Texas counties where the Elkinses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County1100%

When the Elkinses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Elkinses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Elkins in the register

The Elkinses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Tom ElkinsGonzales County1845

Elkins genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Elkins in Texas?

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

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Elkins?

Gonzales 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 Elkins appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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