Lambert · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lambert in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 12 freedmen

12 freedmen named Lambert registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Davis County (10), Dallas County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Arkansas, Georgia and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1821.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lamberts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lambert registered, on the 1870 county map
12
Freedmen
3
Counties
Arkansas
Largest birthplace
1821
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Lamberts registered

Texas counties where the Lamberts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Davis County1083%
Dallas County18%
Fort Bend County18%

Where the Lamberts were born

Birthplaces the Lamberts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Arkansas436%
Georgia218%
Tennessee218%
Kentucky19%
Mississippi19%
Virginia19%

When the Lamberts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lamberts
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
0
1840s
1
1850s
10

Every Lambert in the register

The Lamberts in the register, 1 to 12 of 12
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alford LambertDavis CountyMississippi1854
Dallis LambertDavis CountyKentucky1857
Dan'l LambertDallas CountyVirginia1845
George H. LambertDavis CountyTennessee1856
Joe LambertDavis CountyGeorgia1852
John LambertDavis CountyArkansas1852
Jordan LambertDavis CountyTennessee1852
Lewis LambertDavis CountyArkansas1852
Moses LambertFort Bend County1821
Thomas LambertDavis CountyArkansas1852
Wash LambertDavis CountyGeorgia1851
Wash Johnson LambertDavis CountyArkansas1852

Lambert genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lambert in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Davis County holds 10 of the 12, Dallas 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 Lamberts in Texas come from?

They reported Arkansas (4), Georgia (2) and Tennessee (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 Lambert?

Davis County (10), Dallas County (1), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 12 registered across 3 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 Lambert appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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