Weekis · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Weekis in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Weekis registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Newton County and reported Texas as his birthplace.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Weekises registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Weekis registered, on the 1870 county map
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Freedmen
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Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace

Where the Weekises registered

Texas counties where the Weekises registered
CountyFreedmen%
Newton County1100%

Where the Weekises were born

Birthplaces the Weekises reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas1100%

Every Weekis in the register

The Weekises in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edmon WeekisNewton CountyTexas

Weekis genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Weekis in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Newton 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.

Where did the Weekises in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (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 Weekis?

Newton 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 Weekis appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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