Wellington · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Wellington in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Wellington registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (1) and Cameron County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1864.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Wellingtons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Wellington registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1864
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Wellingtons registered

Texas counties where the Wellingtons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County150%
Cameron County150%

Where the Wellingtons were born

Birthplaces the Wellingtons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Wellingtons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Wellingtons
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Wellington in the register

The Wellingtons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Arsher WellingtonCameron CountyVirginia1866
Champion WellingtonBrazos County1864

Wellington genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Wellington in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 1 of the 2, Cameron 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 Wellingtons in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Wellington?

Brazos County (1), Cameron County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Wellington appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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