Mobbin · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mobbin in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Mobbin registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mobbins registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mobbin registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1843
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Mobbins registered

Texas counties where the Mobbins registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County2100%

Where the Mobbins were born

Birthplaces the Mobbins reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi150%
Texas150%

When the Mobbins reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Mobbins
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2

Every Mobbin in the register

The Mobbins in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Levi MobbinFayette CountyTexas1843
Murray MobbinFayette CountyMississippi1847

Mobbin genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Mobbin in Texas?

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

They reported Mississippi (1) and Texas (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 Mobbin?

Fayette 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 Mobbin appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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