Winsh · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Winsh in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Winsh registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Galveston County, reaching Texas about 1868.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Winshes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Winsh registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1868
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Winshes registered

Texas counties where the Winshes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County1100%

When the Winshes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Winshes
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Winsh in the register

The Winshes in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edmund WinshGalveston County

Winsh genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Winsh in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 1 of the 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Winsh?

Galveston County (1). In all, 1 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 Winsh appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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