Winfield · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Winfield in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Winfield registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (1), Fayette County (1) and Wharton County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Winfields registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Winfield registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Winfields registered

Texas counties where the Winfields registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County133%
Fayette County133%
Wharton County133%

Where the Winfields were born

Birthplaces the Winfields reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee2100%

When the Winfields reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Winfields
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
0
1850s
1
1860s
1

Variations of Winfield

Every Winfield in the register

The Winfields in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert WinfieldWharton County1866
Newton WinfieldColorado CountyTennessee1852
Randall WinfieldFayette CountyTennessee1837

Winfield genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Winfield in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 1 of the 3, Fayette 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 Winkfield as well.

Where did the Winfields in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (2) 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 Winfield?

Colorado County (1), Fayette County (1), Wharton County (1). In all, 3 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 Winfield appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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