Winfrey · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Winfrey in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Winfrey registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Hopkins County (1) and Tarrant County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Winfreys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Winfrey registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Winfreys registered

Texas counties where the Winfreys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hopkins County150%
Tarrant County150%

Where the Winfreys were born

Birthplaces the Winfreys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky150%
Virginia150%

When the Winfreys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Winfreys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Winfrey in the register

The Winfreys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James WinfreyHopkins CountyKentucky1857
Peter WinfreyTarrant CountyVirginia1863

Winfrey genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Winfrey in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Hopkins County holds 1 of the 2, Tarrant 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 Winfreys in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (1) and Virginia (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 Winfrey?

Hopkins County (1), Tarrant County (1). In all, 2 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 Winfrey appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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