Pinchback · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Pinchback in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 9 freedmen

9 freedmen named Pinchback registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (8) and Caldwell County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1858.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Pinchbacks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Pinchback registered, on the 1870 county map
9
Freedmen
2
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1858
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Pinchbacks registered

Texas counties where the Pinchbacks registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County889%
Caldwell County111%

Where the Pinchbacks were born

Birthplaces the Pinchbacks reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina778%
Texas111%
Virginia111%

When the Pinchbacks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Pinchbacks
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
6
1860s
3

Every Pinchback in the register

The Pinchbacks in the register, 1 to 9 of 9
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Berry PinchbackColorado CountySouth Carolina1859
Frank PinchbackColorado CountySouth Carolina1859
George PinchbackColorado CountySouth Carolina1859
Joseph PinchbackCaldwell CountyTexas1866
Moses PinchbackColorado CountyVirginia1861
Ralf PinchbackColorado CountySouth Carolina1859
Richard PinchbackColorado CountySouth Carolina1858
Sam PinchbackColorado CountySouth Carolina1860
William PinchbackColorado CountySouth Carolina1859

Pinchback genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Pinchback in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 8 of the 9, Caldwell 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 Pinchbacks in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (7), Texas (1) and Virginia (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 Pinchback?

Colorado County (8), Caldwell County (1). In all, 9 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 Pinchback appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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