Bard · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Bard in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Bard registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bowie County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Bards registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Bard registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Bards registered

Texas counties where the Bards registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bowie County2100%

Where the Bards were born

Birthplaces the Bards reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana150%
Mississippi150%

When the Bards reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Bards
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2

Every Bard in the register

The Bards in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alexander BardBowie CountyLouisiana1849
Shadrick BardBowie CountyMississippi1849

Bard genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Bard in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bowie County holds 2 of the 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 Bards in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (1) and Mississippi (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 Bard?

Bowie County (2). In all, 2 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 Bard appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

Texas genealogy: keep looking

All surnamesAll countiesBrowse by birthplaceSearch Bard by first name