Wilborne · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Wilborne in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Wilborne registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (5). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Wilbornes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Wilborne registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Wilbornes registered

Texas counties where the Wilbornes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County5100%

Where the Wilbornes were born

Birthplaces the Wilbornes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama240%
Georgia240%
South Carolina120%

When the Wilbornes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Wilbornes
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
4

Every Wilborne in the register

The Wilbornes in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alex WilborneHarrison CountyAlabama1851
Alexander WilborneHarrison CountyAlabama1851
Harry WilborneHarrison CountyGeorgia1847
Joseph WilborneHarrison CountySouth Carolina1851
Nathan WilborneHarrison CountyGeorgia1850

Wilborne genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Wilborne in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 5 of the 5. 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 Wilbornes in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2), Georgia (2) and South Carolina (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 Wilborne?

Harrison County (5). In all, 5 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 Wilborne appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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