Inge · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Inge in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Inge registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Leon County (4) and Wood County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Inges registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Inge registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
2
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Inges registered

Texas counties where the Inges registered
CountyFreedmen%
Leon County480%
Wood County120%

Where the Inges were born

Birthplaces the Inges reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi480%
Alabama120%

When the Inges reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Inges
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
4

Every Inge in the register

The Inges in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abram IngeWood CountyAlabama1849
Nathan IngeLeon CountyMississippi1854
Robert IngeLeon CountyMississippi1857
Shedrick IngeLeon CountyMississippi1855
William IngeLeon CountyMississippi1854

Inge genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Inge in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Leon County holds 4 of the 5, Wood 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 Inges in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (4) and Alabama (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 Inge?

Leon County (4), Wood County (1). In all, 5 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 Inge appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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