Golfin · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Golfin in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Golfin registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Guadalupe County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1856.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Golfins registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Golfin registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1856
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Golfins registered

Texas counties where the Golfins registered
CountyFreedmen%
Guadalupe County150%
Harrison County150%

Where the Golfins were born

Birthplaces the Golfins reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina150%
South Carolina150%

When the Golfins reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Golfins
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Golfin in the register

The Golfins in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John GolfinHarrison CountySouth Carolina1856
Richard GolfinGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866

Golfin genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Golfin in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Guadalupe County holds 1 of the 2, Harrison 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 Golfins in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (1) and South Carolina (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 Golfin?

Guadalupe County (1), Harrison County (1). In all, 2 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 Golfin appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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