Lad · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lad in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Lad registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Hill County (1) and Hopkins County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lads registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lad registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Lads registered

Texas counties where the Lads registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hill County150%
Hopkins County150%

Where the Lads were born

Birthplaces the Lads reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina150%
Virginia150%

When the Lads reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lads
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1

Every Lad in the register

The Lads in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry LadHopkins CountyNorth Carolina1847
James LadHill CountyVirginia1859

Lad genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lad in Texas?

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

They reported North Carolina (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 Lad?

Hill County (1), Hopkins 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 Lad appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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