Lamkins · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lamkins in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Lamkins registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lamkinses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lamkins registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Lamkinses registered

Texas counties where the Lamkinses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County2100%

When the Lamkinses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lamkinses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Lamkins in the register

The Lamkinses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Calvin LamkinsGonzales County1851
Jacob LamkinsGonzales County1850

Lamkins genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lamkins in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Lamkins?

Gonzales 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 Lamkins appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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