Swindle · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Swindle in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Swindle registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in San Augustine County (2), Harrison County (1) and Sabine County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1860.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Swindles registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Swindle registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
3
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1860
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Swindles registered

Texas counties where the Swindles registered
CountyFreedmen%
San Augustine County250%
Harrison County125%
Sabine County125%

Where the Swindles were born

Birthplaces the Swindles reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia4100%

When the Swindles reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Swindles
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
4

Every Swindle in the register

The Swindles in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Elisha SwindleSan Augustine CountyGeorgia1866
John SwindleSan Augustine CountyGeorgia1866
Robh SwindleSabine CountyGeorgia1860
Solomon SwindleHarrison CountyGeorgia1862

Swindle genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Swindle in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. San Augustine County holds 2 of the 4, 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 Swindles in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (4) 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 Swindle?

San Augustine County (2), Harrison County (1), Sabine County (1). In all, 4 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 Swindle appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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