Wimphry · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Wimphry in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Wimphry registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Galveston County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Wimphrys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Wimphry registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1840
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Wimphrys registered

Texas counties where the Wimphrys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County2100%

When the Wimphrys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Wimphrys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2

Every Wimphry in the register

The Wimphrys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry WimphryGalveston County1840
Warren WimphryGalveston County1846

Wimphry genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Wimphry in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 2 of the 2. 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Wimphry?

Galveston County (2). In all, 2 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 Wimphry appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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