Arnold · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Arnold in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 11 freedmen

11 freedmen named Arnold registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (3), Anderson County (2) and Burleson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Missouri and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Arnolds registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Arnold registered, on the 1870 county map
11
Freedmen
8
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Arnolds registered

Texas counties where the Arnolds registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County327%
Anderson County218%
Burleson County19%
Falls County19%
Guadalupe County19%
Lampasas County19%
Parker County19%
Shelby County19%

Where the Arnolds were born

Birthplaces the Arnolds reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia556%
Missouri111%
North Carolina111%
Tennessee111%
Virginia111%

When the Arnolds reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Arnolds
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
5
1860s
5

Every Arnold in the register

The Arnolds in the register, 1 to 11 of 11
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Elijah ArnoldBastrop CountyGeorgia1854
George ArnoldBastrop CountyGeorgia1854
Jerry ArnoldLampasas CountyMissouri1866
Jo ArnoldFalls County1857
Moses ArnoldBurleson County1848
Nat ArnoldAnderson CountyNorth Carolina1865
Redman ArnoldShelby CountyGeorgia1856
Regin ArnoldGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
Shirley ArnoldParker CountyGeorgia1864
Tory ArnoldAnderson CountyTennessee1864
William ArnoldBastrop CountyGeorgia1854

Arnold genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Arnold in Texas?

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

They reported Georgia (5), Missouri (1) and North 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 Arnold?

Bastrop County (3), Anderson County (2), Burleson County (1). In all, 11 registered across 8 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 Arnold appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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