Aldridge · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Aldridge in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Aldridge registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (2) and Colorado County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Louisiana and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Aldridges registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Aldridge registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Aldridges registered

Texas counties where the Aldridges registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County267%
Colorado County133%

Where the Aldridges were born

Birthplaces the Aldridges reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia133%
Louisiana133%
Tennessee133%

When the Aldridges reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Aldridges
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
2

Every Aldridge in the register

The Aldridges in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John AldridgeBastrop CountyTennessee1851
Luke AldridgeBastrop CountyLouisiana1855
Theodore AldridgeColorado CountyGeorgia1842

Aldridge genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Aldridge in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 2 of the 3, Colorado 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 Aldridges in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1), Louisiana (1) and Tennessee (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 Aldridge?

Bastrop County (2), Colorado County (1). In all, 3 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 Aldridge appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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