Ard · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ard in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Ard registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Houston County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ards registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ard registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Ards registered

Texas counties where the Ards registered
CountyFreedmen%
Houston County3100%

Where the Ards were born

Birthplaces the Ards reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia267%
South Carolina133%

When the Ards reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ards
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3

Every Ard in the register

The Ards in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charlie ArdHouston CountyGeorgia1852
Issac ArdHouston CountySouth Carolina1852
Thomas ArdHouston CountyGeorgia1851

Ard genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ard in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Houston County holds 3 of the 3. 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 Ards in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (2) and South Carolina (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 Ard?

Houston County (3). In all, 3 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 Ard appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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