Woolf · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Woolf in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Woolf registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Tarrant County (2) and Cherokee County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1859.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Woolfs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Woolf registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1859
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Woolfs registered

Texas counties where the Woolfs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Tarrant County267%
Cherokee County133%

Where the Woolfs were born

Birthplaces the Woolfs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina267%
Mississippi133%

When the Woolfs reached Texas

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

Every Woolf in the register

The Woolfs in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Harry Jr WoolfTarrant CountyNorth Carolina1859
Harry Sr WoolfTarrant CountyNorth Carolina1859
J. P. WoolfCherokee CountyMississippi1866

Woolf genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Woolf in Texas?

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

They reported North Carolina (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 Woolf?

Tarrant County (2), Cherokee 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 Woolf appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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