Skinner · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Skinner in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Skinner registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Grayson County (2), Brazos County (1) and Cherokee County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, Georgia and Missouri. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1860.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Skinners registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Skinner registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
5
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1860
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Skinners registered

Texas counties where the Skinners registered
CountyFreedmen%
Grayson County233%
Brazos County117%
Cherokee County117%
Hays County117%
McLennan County117%

Where the Skinners were born

Birthplaces the Skinners reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky250%
Georgia125%
Missouri125%

When the Skinners reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Skinners
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
6

Every Skinner in the register

The Skinners in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Clark SkinnerGrayson CountyKentucky1862
General SkinnerMcLennan County1866
Jack SkinnerCherokee CountyGeorgia
Johnson SkinnerBrazos County1860
Richard SkinnerGrayson CountyKentucky1862
Robert SkinnerHays CountyMissouri

Skinner genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Skinner in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Grayson County holds 2 of the 6, Brazos 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 Skinners in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (2), Georgia (1) and Missouri (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 Skinner?

Grayson County (2), Brazos County (1), Cherokee County (1). In all, 6 registered across 5 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 Skinner appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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