Wellburn · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Wellburn in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Wellburn registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Johnson County and reported Georgia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Wellburns registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Wellburn registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Wellburns registered

Texas counties where the Wellburns registered
CountyFreedmen%
Johnson County1100%

Where the Wellburns were born

Birthplaces the Wellburns reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1100%

When the Wellburns reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Wellburns
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Wellburn in the register

The Wellburns in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
William WellburnJohnson CountyGeorgia1857

Wellburn genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Wellburn in Texas?

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

They reported Georgia (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 Wellburn?

Johnson 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 Wellburn appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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