Lincoln · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lincoln in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Lincoln registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Atascosa County (1), Cooke County (1) and Nueces County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lincolns registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lincoln registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Lincolns registered

Texas counties where the Lincolns registered
CountyFreedmen%
Atascosa County133%
Cooke County133%
Nueces County133%

Where the Lincolns were born

Birthplaces the Lincolns reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama133%
Georgia133%
Louisiana133%

When the Lincolns reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lincolns
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
2

Every Lincoln in the register

The Lincolns in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edmund LincolnCooke CountyAlabama1859
Henry A. LincolnAtascosa CountyLouisiana1842
Nero LincolnNueces CountyGeorgia1857

Lincoln genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lincoln in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Atascosa County holds 1 of the 3, Cooke 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 Lincolns in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Georgia (1) and Louisiana (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 Lincoln?

Atascosa County (1), Cooke County (1), Nueces County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Lincoln appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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