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Winters in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Winters registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bexar County (1), Galveston County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

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

Where the Winterses registered

Texas counties where the Winterses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bexar County133%
Galveston County133%
Harrison County133%

Where the Winterses were born

Birthplaces the Winterses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky150%
Virginia150%

When the Winterses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Winterses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
1

Variations of Winters

Every Winters in the register

The Winterses in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles WintersHarrison CountyVirginia1846
Ned WintersGalveston County1858
Robert WintersBexar CountyKentucky1840

Winters genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Winters in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bexar County holds 1 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 look under Winter as well.

Where did the Winterses 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 Winters?

Bexar County (1), Galveston County (1), Harrison 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 Winters appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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