Lafon · Texas · 1867 voter registration
Lafon in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen
2 freedmen named Lafon registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.
- 2
- Freedmen
- 1
- Counties
- Kentucky
- Largest birthplace
- 1847
- Earliest arrival
- 1840s
- Fullest decade
Where the Lafons registered
| County | Freedmen | % |
|---|---|---|
| Fayette County | 2 | 100% |
Where the Lafons were born
| Birthplace | Freedmen | % |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 2 | 100% |
When the Lafons reached Texas
| Decade | Freedmen |
|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 |
| 1850s | 1 |
Every Lafon in the register
Lafon genealogy in Texas
How do I find an ancestor named Lafon in Texas?
Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette 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 Lafons in Texas come from?
They reported Kentucky (2) 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 Lafon?
Fayette 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 Lafon appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.
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