Wilkinson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Wilkinson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Wilkinson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burleson County (4), Leon County (1) and McLennan County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Wilkinsons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Wilkinson registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1845
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Wilkinsons registered

Texas counties where the Wilkinsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County467%
Leon County117%
McLennan County117%

Where the Wilkinsons were born

Birthplaces the Wilkinsons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Wilkinsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Wilkinsons
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
3
1860s
1

Variations of Wilkinson

Every Wilkinson in the register

The Wilkinsons in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Bob WilkinsonBurleson County1852
Edward WilkinsonBurleson County1853
J.W. WilkinsonMcLennan County1866
Mar. WilkinsonBurleson County1852
Paskal WilkinsonLeon CountyAlabama1848
Thomas WilkinsonBurleson County1845

Wilkinson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Wilkinson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson County holds 4 of the 6, Leon 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 look under Wilkins as well.

Where did the Wilkinsons in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 Wilkinson?

Burleson County (4), Leon County (1), McLennan County (1). In all, 6 registered across 3 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 Wilkinson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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