Danforth · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Danforth in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Danforth registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in McLennan County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Danforths registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Danforth registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Danforths registered

Texas counties where the Danforths registered
CountyFreedmen%
McLennan County2100%

When the Danforths reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Danforths
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Danforth in the register

The Danforths in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George DanforthMcLennan County1866
Richard DanforthMcLennan County1866

Danforth genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Danforth in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. McLennan 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Danforth?

McLennan 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 Danforth appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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