Newcomb · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Newcomb in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Newcomb registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Grayson County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1858.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Newcombs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Newcomb registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1858
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Newcombs registered

Texas counties where the Newcombs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Grayson County2100%

Where the Newcombs were born

Birthplaces the Newcombs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky150%
Tennessee150%

When the Newcombs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Newcombs
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Newcomb in the register

The Newcombs in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ephriam NewcombGrayson CountyTennessee1858
George NewcombGrayson CountyKentucky1858

Newcomb genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Newcomb in Texas?

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

They reported Kentucky (1) and Tennessee (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 Newcomb?

Grayson 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 Newcomb appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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