Winfree · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Winfree in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Winfree registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Chambers County (2) and Galveston County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Winfrees registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Winfree registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Winfrees registered

Texas counties where the Winfrees registered
CountyFreedmen%
Chambers County267%
Galveston County133%

Where the Winfrees were born

Birthplaces the Winfrees reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas2100%

When the Winfrees reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Winfrees
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3

Every Winfree in the register

The Winfrees in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Franklin WinfreeGalveston County1846
Isaac WinfreeChambers CountyTexas1841
Isac WinfreeChambers CountyTexas1846

Winfree genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Winfree in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Chambers County holds 2 of the 3, Galveston 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Winfrees in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (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 Winfree?

Chambers County (2), Galveston County (1). In all, 3 registered across 2 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 Winfree appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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