Mingo · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mingo in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Mingo registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (3) and Colorado County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia and Delaware. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mingos registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mingo registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
2
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Mingos registered

Texas counties where the Mingos registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County360%
Colorado County240%

Where the Mingos were born

Birthplaces the Mingos reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia480%
Delaware120%

When the Mingos reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Mingos
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
0
1850s
1
1860s
3

Every Mingo in the register

The Mingos in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Sewall MingoFayette CountyDelaware1858
Wesley MingoFayette CountyVirginia1860
Wesley MingoColorado CountyVirginia1837
William MingoColorado CountyVirginia1861
William MingoFayette CountyVirginia1861

Mingo genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Mingo in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 3 of the 5, Colorado County 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 Mingos in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (4) and Delaware (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 Mingo?

Fayette County (3), Colorado County (2). In all, 5 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 Mingo appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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