Sinclair · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Sinclair in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Sinclair registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Galveston County (1), Nueces County (1) and Shelby County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Sinclairs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Sinclair registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Sinclairs registered

Texas counties where the Sinclairs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County133%
Nueces County133%
Shelby County133%

Where the Sinclairs were born

Birthplaces the Sinclairs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana150%
Virginia150%

When the Sinclairs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Sinclairs
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Sinclair in the register

The Sinclairs in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Booker SinclairShelby CountyVirginia1846
Moses H. SinclairNueces CountyLouisiana1857
Taylor SinclairGalveston County1865

Sinclair genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Sinclair in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 1 of the 3, Nueces 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 Sinclairs in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (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 Sinclair?

Galveston County (1), Nueces County (1), Shelby County (1). In all, 3 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 Sinclair appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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