Sipkins · Texas · 1867 voter registration
Sipkins in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen
2 freedmen named Sipkins registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1827.
- 2
- Freedmen
- 1
- Counties
- Tennessee
- Largest birthplace
- 1827
- Earliest arrival
- 1820s
- Fullest decade
Where the Sipkinses registered
| County | Freedmen | % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazoria County | 2 | 100% |
Where the Sipkinses were born
When the Sipkinses reached Texas
| Decade | Freedmen |
|---|---|
| 1820s | 2 |
Every Sipkins in the register
| Name | County | Birthplace | Reached Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Sipkins | Brazoria County | Virginia | 1827 |
| Levi Sipkins | Brazoria County | Tennessee | 1828 |
Sipkins genealogy in Texas
How do I find an ancestor named Sipkins in Texas?
Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 2 of the 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 Sipkinses in Texas come from?
They reported Tennessee (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 Sipkins?
Brazoria County (2). In all, 2 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Sipkins appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.
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