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Welcome in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Welcome registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Colorado County and reported Louisiana as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Welcomes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Welcome registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Welcomes registered

Texas counties where the Welcomes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County1100%

Where the Welcomes were born

Birthplaces the Welcomes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana1100%

When the Welcomes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Welcomes
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Welcome in the register

The Welcomes in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Samuel WelcomeColorado CountyLouisiana1853

Welcome genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Welcome in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado 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 Welcomes in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (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 Welcome?

Colorado 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 Welcome appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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