Lamar County · 1867 voter registration · page 5 of 6
Freedmen who registered in Lamar County, Texas
275 freedmen registered to vote in Lamar County, Texas, between 1867 and 1870. Open a name to read his entry and the original handwritten register page.
| Name | Birthplace | Reached Texas | Years in the county |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Pride | Virginia | 1863 | 1 |
| Creed Rayfort | Kentucky | 1864 | 3 |
| Robert Reasnover | Tennessee | 1849 | 18 |
| Adam Reed | Alabama | 1855 | 12 |
| Cornelius Rice | Virginia | 1859 | 8 |
| William Richerson | Tennessee | 1862 | 5 |
| Frank Robertson | Tennessee | 1854 | 13 |
| George Rogers | Tennessee | 1852 | 15 |
| Harry Rollison | South Carolina | 1863 | 4 |
| Richard Rolston | Virginia | 1859 | 8 |
| Garrett Samuel | Kentucky | 1861 | 6 |
| Jake Scales | Alabama | 1849 | 20 |
| Washington Scales | Texas | 1849 | 20 |
| Lewis Scott | Alabama | 1857 | 10 |
| Nimrod Scroggs | Virginia | 1856 | 11 |
| Asbury Shelton | Tennessee | 1864 | 3 |
| George Shepherd | Tennessee | 1851 | 13 |
| Harry Shepherd | Georgia | 1865 | 4 |
| George Simmons | Tennessee | 1853 | |
| S.S. Spears | Virginia | 1853 | 14 |
| James Spense | Maryland | 1861 | |
| James Stephens | Texas | 1847 | 20 |
| Jackson Storms | Tennessee | 1857 | 10 |
| John Strander | Kentucky | 1853 | 14 |
| Ben Sumner | North Carolina | 1861 | 6 |
| J.R. Sussex | South Carolina | 1849 | 20 |
| Alfred Sutton | Tennessee | 1847 | 20 |
| Anderson Sutton | Texas | 1849 | 1 |
| Lucillious Sutton | Tennessee | 1847 | 20 |
| Oscar Taylor | Tennessee | 1862 | 5 |
| Tony Taylor | Kentucky | 1855 | 14 |
| Lewis Thomas | Arkansas | 1847 | 20 |
| Luke Thomas | Texas | 1849 | 20 |
| William Thomas | Maryland | 1862 | 5 |
| Cass Thompson | Alabama | 1859 | 8 |
| Isaac Thompson | Tennessee | 1847 | 20 |
| James Thompson | Virginia | 1864 | 3 |
| J.C. Thrasher | Arkansas | 1847 | 20 |
| John Tunstell | Virginia | 1860 | 7 |
| Albert Turner | Mississippi | 1860 | 7 |
| Alfred Turner | Kentucky | 1857 | 10 |
| Solomon Turner | Louisiana | 1863 | 5 |
| William Tyler | Tennessee | 1859 | 8 |
| Abrum Vickers | Mississippi | 1859 | 7 |
| Ben Voree | Kentucky | 1864 | 3 |
| Calvin Wade | Tennessee | 1847 | 20 |
| Dick Ward | North Carolina | 1857 | 10 |
| Isaac Ward | North Carolina | 1856 | 11 |
| Poke Ward | Choctaw Nation | 1867 | |
| Frank Washington | Virginia | 1861 | 6 |
Sources
These names come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Lamar County's entries were written out by hand, so registrars spelled each name as they heard it. About Enslaved Texas.
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