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World in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named World registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in DeWitt County (1) and Fayette County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Worlds registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named World registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Worlds registered

Texas counties where the Worlds registered
CountyFreedmen%
DeWitt County150%
Fayette County150%

Where the Worlds were born

Birthplaces the Worlds reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Worlds reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Worlds
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every World in the register

The Worlds in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Peter WorldFayette CountyVirginia1866
Reuben WorldDeWitt County1854

World genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named World in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. DeWitt County holds 1 of the 2, Fayette 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 Worlds in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (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 World?

DeWitt County (1), Fayette County (1). In all, 2 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 World appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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