Quinn · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Quinn in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Quinn registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Angelina County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

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

Where the Quinns registered

Texas counties where the Quinns registered
CountyFreedmen%
Angelina County150%
Harrison County150%

Where the Quinns were born

Birthplaces the Quinns reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Georgia150%

When the Quinns reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Quinns
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1

Every Quinn in the register

The Quinns in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry QuinnAngelina CountyGeorgia1840
William QuinnHarrison CountyAlabama1854

Quinn genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Quinn in Texas?

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

They reported Alabama (1) and Georgia (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 Quinn?

Angelina County (1), Harrison 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 Quinn appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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