Langham · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Langham in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Langham registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Goliad County (4) and Leon County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Langhams registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Langham registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
2
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Langhams registered

Texas counties where the Langhams registered
CountyFreedmen%
Goliad County480%
Leon County120%

Where the Langhams were born

Birthplaces the Langhams reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Langhams reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Langhams
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
3
1840s
2

Every Langham in the register

The Langhams in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aberdean LanghamGoliad County1837
Godfrey LanghamLeon CountyTennessee1837
John LanghamGoliad County1847
Joseph LanghamGoliad County1837
WIlliam LanghamGoliad County1840

Langham genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Langham in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Goliad County holds 4 of the 5, Leon 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 Langhams 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 Langham?

Goliad County (4), Leon County (1). In all, 5 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 Langham appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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