Wash · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Wash in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Wash registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Wilson County (2), Guadalupe County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Washes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Wash registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
3
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Washes registered

Texas counties where the Washes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Wilson County250%
Guadalupe County125%
Harrison County125%

Where the Washes were born

Birthplaces the Washes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky150%
Virginia150%

When the Washes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Washes
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
2
1860s
1

Every Wash in the register

The Washes in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Reuben WashHarrison CountyVirginia1850
Solomon WashGuadalupe CountyKentucky1866
Solomon WashWilson County1849
Willis WashWilson County1857

Wash genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Wash in Texas?

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

They reported Kentucky (1) and Virginia (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 Wash?

Wilson County (2), Guadalupe County (1), Harrison 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 Wash appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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