Wiggins · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Wiggins in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 17 freedmen

17 freedmen named Wiggins registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Cherokee County (6), Wharton County (3) and Brazos County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, Georgia and Indiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1844.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Wigginses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Wiggins registered, on the 1870 county map
17
Freedmen
10
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1844
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Wigginses registered

Texas counties where the Wigginses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cherokee County635%
Wharton County318%
Brazos County16%
Chambers County16%
Collin County16%
Freestone County16%
Harrison County16%
Hopkins County16%
McLennan County16%
Shelby County16%

Where the Wigginses were born

Birthplaces the Wigginses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina542%
Georgia325%
Indiana18%
Louisiana18%
Tennessee18%
Virginia18%

When the Wigginses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Wigginses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
4
1860s
10

Every Wiggins in the register

The Wigginses in the register, 1 to 17 of 17
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Bob WigginsShelby CountyTennessee1844
Dosier WigginsWharton County1866
Edmond WigginsCherokee CountyNorth Carolina1866
George WigginsWharton County1866
Henry WigginsFreestone CountyGeorgia1859
Humphrey WigginsBrazos County1849
Jack WigginsCollin CountyIndiana1855
Jacobnn WigginsCherokee CountyNorth Carolina
James WigginsCherokee CountyNorth Carolina1866
Jesse WigginsHarrison CountyVirginia1847
Michael WigginsHopkins CountyGeorgia1854
Orchards WigginsCherokee CountyNorth Carolina1866
Robbert WigginsCherokee CountyGeorgia1866
Robert WigginsChambers CountyLouisiana1859
Sam WigginsCherokee CountyNorth Carolina1866
Simon WigginsWharton County1866
Ward WigginsMcLennan County1866

Wiggins genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Wiggins in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Cherokee County holds 6 of the 17, Wharton County 3. 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 Wigginses in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (5), Georgia (3) and Indiana (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 Wiggins?

Cherokee County (6), Wharton County (3), Brazos County (1). In all, 17 registered across 10 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 Wiggins appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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