Wamble · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Wamble in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Wamble registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Wambles registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Wamble registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Wambles registered

Texas counties where the Wambles registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County150%
Fort Bend County150%

When the Wambles reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Wambles
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Wamble in the register

The Wambles in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry WambleFort Bend County1860
Peter WambleBrazos County1854

Wamble genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Wamble in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 1 of the 2, Fort Bend 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Wamble?

Brazos County (1), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Wamble appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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