Inglish · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Inglish in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Inglish registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fannin County (2) and Fayette County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Arkansas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1833.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Inglishes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Inglish registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1833
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Inglishes registered

Texas counties where the Inglishes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fannin County267%
Fayette County133%

Where the Inglishes were born

Birthplaces the Inglishes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama267%
Arkansas133%

When the Inglishes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Inglishes
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
1

Every Inglish in the register

The Inglishes in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Felix InglishFayette CountyAlabama1847
Thomas InglishFannin CountyArkansas1833
William InglishFannin CountyAlabama1837

Inglish genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Inglish in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fannin County holds 2 of the 3, Fayette 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 Inglishes in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2) and Arkansas (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 Inglish?

Fannin County (2), Fayette County (1). In all, 3 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 Inglish appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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