Flood · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Flood in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Flood registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (1), Goliad County (1) and Walker County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1838.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Floods registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Flood registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1838
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Floods registered

Texas counties where the Floods registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County133%
Goliad County133%
Walker County133%

Where the Floods were born

Birthplaces the Floods reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Floods reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Floods
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
0
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Flood in the register

The Floods in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ben FloodWalker CountyVirginia1838
Linus FloodGoliad County1855
Nelson FloodBrazos County1864

Flood genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Flood in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 1 of the 3, Goliad County 1. 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 Floods in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (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 Flood?

Brazos County (1), Goliad County (1), Walker County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Flood appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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