Vinston · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Vinston in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Vinston registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Fort Bend County, reaching Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Vinstons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Vinston registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Vinstons registered

Texas counties where the Vinstons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County1100%

When the Vinstons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Vinstons
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Vinston in the register

The Vinstons in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Simon VinstonFort Bend County1866

Vinston genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Vinston in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 1 of the 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Vinston?

Fort Bend County (1). In all, 1 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 Vinston appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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