Ladd · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ladd in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Ladd registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in DeWitt County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Arkansas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ladds registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ladd registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Arkansas
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Ladds registered

Texas counties where the Ladds registered
CountyFreedmen%
DeWitt County150%
Harrison County150%

Where the Ladds were born

Birthplaces the Ladds reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Arkansas1100%

When the Ladds reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ladds
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Ladd in the register

The Ladds in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ambrose LaddHarrison CountyArkansas1859
James LaddDeWitt County1855

Ladd genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ladd in Texas?

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

They reported Arkansas (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 Ladd?

DeWitt County (1), Harrison 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 Ladd appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

Texas genealogy: keep looking

All surnamesAll countiesBrowse by birthplaceSearch Ladd by first name