Watkins · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Watkins in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 23 freedmen

23 freedmen named Watkins registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Walker County (5), Wharton County (4) and Anderson County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Tennessee and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Watkinses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Watkins registered, on the 1870 county map
23
Freedmen
11
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1843
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Watkinses registered

Texas counties where the Watkinses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County522%
Wharton County417%
Anderson County313%
Caldwell County313%
Tarrant County29%
Colorado County14%
DeWitt County14%
Falls County14%
Harrison County14%
Hays County14%
Wood County14%

Where the Watkinses were born

Birthplaces the Watkinses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama741%
Tennessee212%
Texas212%
Virginia212%
Kentucky16%
Louisiana16%
Missouri16%
North Carolina16%

When the Watkinses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Watkinses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
4
1850s
5
1860s
13

Every Watkins in the register

The Watkinses in the register, 1 to 23 of 23
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Andrews WatkinsAnderson CountyNorth Carolina1852
Anthony WatkinsCaldwell CountyAlabama1867
Clinton WatkinsWalker CountyAlabama1856
Daniel WatkinsCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
Edmund WatkinsAnderson CountyKentucky1853
Haywood WatkinsDeWitt County1864
Henry WatkinsHays CountyAlabama1866
Henry WatkinsTarrant CountyMissouri1860
Isaiah WatkinsWharton County1866
James WatkinsHarrison CountyAlabama1849
Jefferson WatkinsWalker CountyVirginia1847
Jerry WatkinsWalker CountyLouisiana1861
Joseph WatkinsCaldwell CountyVirginia1866
Miles WatkinsWharton County1866
Moses WatkinsWharton County1866
Moses WatkinsWood CountyAlabama1863
Randol WatkinsFalls County
Sam WatkinsColorado CountyTexas1847
Sam WatkinsWalker CountyTexas1843
Simon WatkinsWalker CountyAlabama1855
Theopholis WatkinsWharton County1866
William WatkinsTarrant CountyTennessee1863
Willis WatkinsAnderson CountyAlabama1854

Watkins genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Watkins in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker County holds 5 of the 23, Wharton County 4. 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 Watkinses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (7), Tennessee (2) and Texas (2) 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 Watkins?

Walker County (5), Wharton County (4), Anderson County (3). In all, 23 registered across 11 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 Watkins appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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