Wriggins · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Wriggins in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Wriggins registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Cherokee County (1) and Dallas County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana and Maryland. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1863.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Wrigginses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Wriggins registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1863
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Wrigginses registered

Texas counties where the Wrigginses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cherokee County150%
Dallas County150%

Where the Wrigginses were born

Birthplaces the Wrigginses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana150%
Maryland150%

When the Wrigginses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Wrigginses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Variations of Wriggins

Every Wriggins in the register

The Wrigginses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jesse WrigginsDallas CountyLouisiana1863
John WrigginsCherokee CountyMaryland1866

Wriggins genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Wriggins in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Cherokee County holds 1 of the 2, Dallas 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 look under Wiggins as well.

Where did the Wrigginses in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (1) and Maryland (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 Wriggins?

Cherokee County (1), Dallas 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 Wriggins appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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