Gaskin · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gaskin in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Gaskin registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Fort Bend County, reaching Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gaskins registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gaskin registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Gaskins registered

Texas counties where the Gaskins registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County1100%

When the Gaskins reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Gaskins
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Gaskin in the register

The Gaskins in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Blunt GaskinFort Bend County1857

Gaskin genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gaskin in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend 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 Gaskin?

Fort Bend 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 Gaskin appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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