Woolbridge · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Woolbridge in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Woolbridge registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (2) and Denton County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Kentucky and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Woolbridges registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Woolbridge registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Woolbridges registered

Texas counties where the Woolbridges registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County267%
Denton County133%

Where the Woolbridges were born

Birthplaces the Woolbridges reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia133%
Kentucky133%
Mississippi133%

When the Woolbridges reached Texas

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

Every Woolbridge in the register

The Woolbridges in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Daniel WoolbridgeHarrison CountyGeorgia1849
John WoolbridgeDenton CountyKentucky1855
Peter WoolbridgeHarrison CountyMississippi1849

Woolbridge genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Woolbridge in Texas?

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

They reported Georgia (1), Kentucky (1) 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 Woolbridge?

Harrison County (2), Denton 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 Woolbridge appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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