Pinkney · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Pinkney in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Pinkney registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Denton County (2), Fort Bend County (2) and Wharton County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Pinkneys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Pinkney registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
3
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Pinkneys registered

Texas counties where the Pinkneys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Denton County240%
Fort Bend County240%
Wharton County120%

Where the Pinkneys were born

Birthplaces the Pinkneys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky267%
South Carolina133%

When the Pinkneys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Pinkneys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
4

Every Pinkney in the register

The Pinkneys in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred PinkneyWharton County1866
Edward PinkneyFort Bend County1866
Stepley PinkneyFort Bend CountySouth Carolina1857
William PinkneyDenton CountyKentucky1863
William PinkneyDenton CountyKentucky1863

Pinkney genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Pinkney in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Denton County holds 2 of the 5, Fort Bend 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 Pinkneys in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (2) 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 Pinkney?

Denton County (2), Fort Bend County (2), Wharton County (1). In all, 5 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 Pinkney appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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