Woodrow · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Woodrow in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Woodrow registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Galveston County, reaching Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Woodrows registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Woodrow registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Woodrows registered

Texas counties where the Woodrows registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County1100%

When the Woodrows reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Woodrows
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Woodrow in the register

The Woodrows in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Joseph WoodrowGalveston County1846

Woodrow genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Woodrow 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 Woodrow?

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 Woodrow appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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