Tinsley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Tinsley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Tinsley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (2), Colorado County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, Virginia and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Tinsleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Tinsley registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
5
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Tinsleys registered

Texas counties where the Tinsleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County233%
Colorado County117%
Harrison County117%
McLennan County117%
Walker County117%

Where the Tinsleys were born

Birthplaces the Tinsleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky240%
Virginia240%
Alabama120%

When the Tinsleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Tinsleys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
2
1860s
2

Every Tinsley in the register

The Tinsleys in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Arthur TinsleyHarrison CountyVirginia1855
Logan TinsleyFreestone CountyKentucky1849
Mason TinsleyMcLennan County1866
McDonald TinsleyColorado CountyVirginia1850
Sam TinsleyFreestone CountyKentucky1849
Stephen TinsleyWalker CountyAlabama1864

Tinsley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Tinsley in Texas?

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

They reported Kentucky (2), Virginia (2) and Alabama (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 Tinsley?

Freestone County (2), Colorado County (1), Harrison 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 Tinsley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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