Armstead · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Armstead in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 11 freedmen

11 freedmen named Armstead registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (3), Matagorda County (3) and McLennan County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas, Virginia and Arkansas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1829.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Armsteads registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Armstead registered, on the 1870 county map
11
Freedmen
6
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1829
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Armsteads registered

Texas counties where the Armsteads registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County327%
Matagorda County327%
McLennan County218%
Falls County19%
Fort Bend County19%
Walker County19%

Where the Armsteads were born

Birthplaces the Armsteads reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas343%
Virginia229%
Arkansas114%
North Carolina114%

When the Armsteads reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Armsteads
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
1
1840s
4
1850s
1
1860s
3

Every Armstead in the register

The Armsteads in the register, 1 to 11 of 11
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
A. J. ArmsteadMcLennan County1866
Andrew ArmsteadFort Bend County1842
Charles ArmsteadMatagorda CountyTexas1844
David B. ArmsteadBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1829
Green ArmsteadMcLennan County1866
Henry ArmsteadBrazoria CountyTexas1845
James ArmsteadBrazoria CountyTexas1846
James ArmsteadMatagorda CountyVirginia1859
Nelson ArmsteadWalker CountyArkansas
Odus ArmsteadMatagorda CountyVirginia1837
William ArmsteadFalls County

Armstead genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Armstead in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 3 of the 11, Matagorda County 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 Armsteads in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (3), Virginia (2) and Arkansas (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 Armstead?

Brazoria County (3), Matagorda County (3), McLennan County (2). In all, 11 registered across 6 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 Armstead appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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