Linn · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Linn in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Linn registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (1) and Jackson County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Linns registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Linn registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1845
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Linns registered

Texas counties where the Linns registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County150%
Jackson County150%

When the Linns reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Linns
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Linn in the register

The Linns in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Calvin LinnFalls County
George LinnJackson County1845

Linn genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Linn in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 1 of the 2, Jackson 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Linn?

Falls County (1), Jackson County (1). In all, 2 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 Linn appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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