Gaydon · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gaydon in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Gaydon registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Austin County and reported Georgia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1836.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Gaydons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gaydon registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1836
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Gaydons registered

Texas counties where the Gaydons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County1100%

Where the Gaydons were born

Birthplaces the Gaydons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia1100%

When the Gaydons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Gaydons
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1

Every Gaydon in the register

The Gaydons in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Lewis GaydonAustin CountyGeorgia1836

Gaydon genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gaydon in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin 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 Gaydons in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (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 Gaydon?

Austin 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 Gaydon appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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