Woodridge · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Woodridge in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Woodridge registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (2) and Cameron County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Woodridges registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Woodridge registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Woodridges registered

Texas counties where the Woodridges registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County267%
Cameron County133%

Where the Woodridges were born

Birthplaces the Woodridges reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia267%
Mississippi133%

When the Woodridges reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Woodridges
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
1

Every Woodridge in the register

The Woodridges in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry WoodridgeColorado CountyMississippi1850
Ned WoodridgeCameron CountyVirginia1865
Spotswood WoodridgeColorado CountyVirginia1850

Woodridge genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Woodridge in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 2 of the 3, Cameron 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 Woodridges in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (2) and Mississippi (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 Woodridge?

Colorado County (2), Cameron 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 Woodridge appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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