Winstin · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Winstin in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Winstin registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Winstins registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Winstin registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Winstins registered

Texas counties where the Winstins registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County150%
Fort Bend County150%

Where the Winstins were born

Birthplaces the Winstins reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina1100%

When the Winstins reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Winstins
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Winstin in the register

The Winstins in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Anthony WinstinBastrop CountyNorth Carolina1855
July WinstinFort Bend County1857

Winstin genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Winstin in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 1 of the 2, Fort Bend 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 Winstins in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (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 Winstin?

Bastrop County (1), Fort Bend 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 Winstin appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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