Linsey · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Linsey in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Linsey registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1859.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Linseys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Linsey registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1859
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Linseys registered

Texas counties where the Linseys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County2100%

Where the Linseys were born

Birthplaces the Linseys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
South Carolina150%

When the Linseys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Linseys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Linsey in the register

The Linseys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Robert LinseyAustin CountySouth Carolina1860
William LinseyAustin CountyAlabama1859

Linsey genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Linsey in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin 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.

Where did the Linseys in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and South Carolina (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 Linsey?

Austin 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 Linsey appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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