Lanford · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lanford in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Lanford registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Kendall County (1) and Wharton County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1862.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lanfords registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lanford registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1862
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Lanfords registered

Texas counties where the Lanfords registered
CountyFreedmen%
Kendall County150%
Wharton County150%

When the Lanfords reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lanfords
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Lanford in the register

The Lanfords in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George James LanfordKendall County1862
Sandy LanfordWharton County1866

Lanford genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lanford in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Kendall County holds 1 of the 2, Wharton 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Lanford?

Kendall County (1), Wharton 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 Lanford appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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