Welsh · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Welsh in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Welsh registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Denton County (1) and Galveston County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1858.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Welshes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Welsh registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1858
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Welshes registered

Texas counties where the Welshes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Denton County150%
Galveston County150%

Where the Welshes were born

Birthplaces the Welshes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky1100%

When the Welshes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Welshes
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Welsh in the register

The Welshes in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edward WelshDenton CountyKentucky1858
Edward WelshGalveston CountyIreland

Welsh genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Welsh in Texas?

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

They reported Kentucky (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 Welsh?

Denton County (1), Galveston 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 Welsh appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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