Lamb · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lamb in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Lamb registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lambs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lamb registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Lambs registered

Texas counties where the Lambs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County150%
Fort Bend County150%

Where the Lambs were born

Birthplaces the Lambs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Lambs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lambs
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Lamb in the register

The Lambs in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Joe LambColorado CountyTennessee1855
Robert LambFort Bend County1853

Lamb genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lamb in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 1 of the 2, Fort Bend 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 Lambs in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (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 Lamb?

Colorado County (1), Fort Bend 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 Lamb appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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