Linsicum · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Linsicum in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Linsicum registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Dallas County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1861.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Linsicums registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Linsicum registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1861
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Linsicums registered

Texas counties where the Linsicums registered
CountyFreedmen%
Dallas County2100%

Where the Linsicums were born

Birthplaces the Linsicums reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi150%
South Carolina150%

When the Linsicums reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Linsicums
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Linsicum in the register

The Linsicums in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert LinsicumDallas CountyMississippi1861
Lerris LinsicumDallas CountySouth Carolina1863

Linsicum genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Linsicum in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Dallas 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 Linsicums in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (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 Linsicum?

Dallas 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 Linsicum appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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