Woolridge · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Woolridge in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Woolridge registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Washington County (3). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Woolridges registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Woolridge registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Woolridges registered

Texas counties where the Woolridges registered
CountyFreedmen%
Washington County3100%

When the Woolridges reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Woolridges
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3

Every Woolridge in the register

The Woolridges in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John WoolridgeWashington County1847
Moses WoolridgeWashington County1847
William WoolridgeWashington County1847

Woolridge genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Woolridge in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Washington County holds 3 of the 3. 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 Woolridge?

Washington County (3). In all, 3 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 Woolridge appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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