Grinnage · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Grinnage in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Grinnage registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Guadalupe County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Grinnages registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Grinnage registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Grinnages registered

Texas counties where the Grinnages registered
CountyFreedmen%
Guadalupe County3100%

Where the Grinnages were born

Birthplaces the Grinnages reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia267%
Virginia133%

When the Grinnages reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Grinnages
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
3

Every Grinnage in the register

The Grinnages in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alexander GrinnageGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
Isham GrinnageGuadalupe CountyGeorgia1866
Lewis GrinnageGuadalupe CountyGeorgia1866

Grinnage genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Grinnage in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Guadalupe County holds 3 of the 3. 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 Grinnages in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (2) 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 Grinnage?

Guadalupe County (3). In all, 3 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 Grinnage appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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