Herod · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Herod in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Herod registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Denton County (1) and Fayette County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Herods registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Herod registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Herods registered

Texas counties where the Herods registered
CountyFreedmen%
Denton County150%
Fayette County150%

Where the Herods were born

Birthplaces the Herods reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee150%
Virginia150%

When the Herods reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Herods
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Herod in the register

The Herods in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John HerodDenton CountyTennessee1852
King HerodFayette CountyVirginia1862

Herod genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Herod in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Denton County holds 1 of the 2, Fayette 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 Herods in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (1) and 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 Herod?

Denton County (1), Fayette County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Herod appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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