Wymn · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Wymn in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Wymn registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Wymns registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Wymn registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Wymns registered

Texas counties where the Wymns registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County2100%

Where the Wymns were born

Birthplaces the Wymns reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia2100%

When the Wymns reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Wymns
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Wymn in the register

The Wymns in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Andrew WymnAnderson CountyVirginia1855
Jessee WymnAnderson CountyVirginia1855

Wymn genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Wymn in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Wymns in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (2) 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 Wymn?

Anderson County (2). In all, 2 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 Wymn appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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