Kinsey · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Kinsey in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Kinsey registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Victoria County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Kinseys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Kinsey registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Kinseys registered

Texas counties where the Kinseys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Victoria County2100%

When the Kinseys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Kinseys
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Kinsey in the register

The Kinseys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Paul KinseyVictoria County1866
William KinseyVictoria County1866

Kinsey genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Kinsey in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Victoria County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Kinsey?

Victoria County (2). In all, 2 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 Kinsey appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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