Foard · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Foard in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Foard registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Newton County and reported Texas as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Foards registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Foard registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Foards registered

Texas counties where the Foards registered
CountyFreedmen%
Newton County1100%

Where the Foards were born

Birthplaces the Foards reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas1100%

When the Foards reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Foards
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Foard in the register

The Foards in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Shadrick FoardNewton CountyTexas1847

Foard genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Foard in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Newton County holds 1 of the 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 Foards in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (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 Foard?

Newton County (1). In all, 1 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 Foard appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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