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Wells in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 33 freedmen

33 freedmen named Wells registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (6), Falls County (4) and Galveston County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, Georgia and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Wellses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Wells registered, on the 1870 county map
33
Freedmen
18
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Wellses registered

Texas counties where the Wellses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County618%
Falls County412%
Galveston County39%
Collin County26%
Colorado County26%
Fort Bend County26%
Goliad County26%
Wharton County26%
Anderson County13%
Bastrop County13%
Bexar County13%
Cherokee County13%
Dallas County13%
DeWitt County13%
Gonzales County13%
Hays County13%
Houston County13%
McLennan County13%

Where the Wellses were born

Birthplaces the Wellses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky529%
Georgia424%
Virginia318%
Tennessee212%
Alabama16%
Mississippi16%
North Carolina16%

When the Wellses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Wellses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
13
1860s
13

Every Wells in the register

The Wellses in the register, 1 to 33 of 33
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron WellsFort Bend County1866
Aaron WellsHarrison CountyGeorgia1850
Calvin WellsHarrison CountyKentucky1855
Chelse WellsGalveston County
Churchwell WellsBastrop CountyVirginia1863
Edward WellsBexar CountyKentucky1860
Gabriel WellsHarrison CountyMississippi1852
Gates WellsHarrison CountyGeorgia1852
Geo. WellsCollin CountyKentucky1854
George WellsHarrison CountyGeorgia1852
George W. WellsWharton County1866
Henry WellsColorado CountyTennessee1855
Henry WellsHarrison CountyGeorgia1854
Isaiah WellsWharton County1866
James WellsCollin CountyKentucky1854
Jerry WellsAnderson CountyVirginia1842
Jesse WellsGalveston County1865
Jesse WellsMcLennan County1866
Jessee WellsFalls County
Louis WellsGonzales County1845
Miles WellsFalls County
Moses WellsFalls County
Nix WellsFalls County
Robert WellsGoliad County1866
Samuel WellsCherokee CountyTennessee
Samuel WellsColorado CountyNorth Carolina1854
Sanders WellsDeWitt County1857
Smith WellsGoliad County1851
Thomas WellsFort Bend County1866
Thomas WellsHouston CountyAlabama1845
Urm. WellsDallas CountyVirginia1853
William WellsGalveston County1862
William WellsHays CountyKentucky

Wells genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Wells in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 6 of the 33, Falls 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 Wellses in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (5), Georgia (4) and Virginia (3) 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 Wells?

Harrison County (6), Falls County (4), Galveston County (3). In all, 33 registered across 18 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 Wells appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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