Goodlea · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Goodlea in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Goodlea registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1839.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Goodleas registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Goodlea registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1839
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Goodleas registered

Texas counties where the Goodleas registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County2100%

Where the Goodleas were born

Birthplaces the Goodleas reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana150%
Texas150%

When the Goodleas reached Texas

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

Every Goodlea in the register

The Goodleas in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George GoodleaColorado CountyTexas1839
Jack GoodleaColorado CountyLouisiana1863

Goodlea genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Goodlea in Texas?

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

They reported Louisiana (1) and 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 Goodlea?

Colorado 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 Goodlea appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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