Lumpkin · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lumpkin in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Lumpkin registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (1) and Gonzales County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lumpkins registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lumpkin registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Lumpkins registered

Texas counties where the Lumpkins registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County150%
Gonzales County150%

Where the Lumpkins were born

Birthplaces the Lumpkins reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Lumpkins reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lumpkins
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1

Every Lumpkin in the register

The Lumpkins in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles LumpkinColorado CountyMississippi1849
Woodsen LumpkinGonzales County1850

Lumpkin genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lumpkin in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 1 of the 2, Gonzales 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 Lumpkins in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (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 Lumpkin?

Colorado County (1), Gonzales 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 Lumpkin appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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