Lan · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lan in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Lan registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Davis County (1) and Gonzales County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

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

Where the Lans registered

Texas counties where the Lans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Davis County150%
Gonzales County150%

Where the Lans were born

Birthplaces the Lans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina1100%

When the Lans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lans
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Lan in the register

The Lans in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John Henry LanGonzales County1862
William LanDavis CountySouth Carolina1853

Lan genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lan in Texas?

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

They reported South Carolina (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 Lan?

Davis County (1), Gonzales 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 Lan appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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