Pinson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Pinson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Pinson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Angelina County (1) and Austin County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Pinsons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Pinson registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Pinsons registered

Texas counties where the Pinsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Angelina County150%
Austin County150%

Where the Pinsons were born

Birthplaces the Pinsons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia150%
Tennessee150%

When the Pinsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Pinsons
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Pinson in the register

The Pinsons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Calvin PinsonAngelina CountyTennessee1861
Isaac PinsonAustin CountyGeorgia1842

Pinson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Pinson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Angelina County holds 1 of the 2, Austin 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 Pinsons in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (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 Pinson?

Angelina County (1), Austin County (1). In all, 2 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 Pinson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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