Mullins · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mullins in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Mullins registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in McLennan County (5), Anderson County (1) and Freestone County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mullinses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mullins registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Mullinses registered

Texas counties where the Mullinses registered
CountyFreedmen%
McLennan County571%
Anderson County114%
Freestone County114%

Where the Mullinses were born

Birthplaces the Mullinses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
South Carolina150%

When the Mullinses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Mullinses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
5

Every Mullins in the register

The Mullinses in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles MullinsMcLennan County1866
Green W. MullinsMcLennan County1866
Hardy MullinsMcLennan County1866
James MullinsMcLennan County1866
Sauncy MullinsFreestone CountyAlabama1853
Shep MullinsMcLennan County1866
Ted MullinsAnderson CountySouth Carolina1851

Mullins genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Mullins in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. McLennan County holds 5 of the 7, Anderson 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 Mullinses 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 Mullins?

McLennan County (5), Anderson County (1), Freestone County (1). In all, 7 registered across 3 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 Mullins appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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