Langley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Langley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Langley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (5). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Maryland and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Langleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Langley registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Langleys registered

Texas counties where the Langleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County5100%

Where the Langleys were born

Birthplaces the Langleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee240%
Maryland120%
South Carolina120%
Virginia120%

When the Langleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Langleys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
5

Every Langley in the register

The Langleys in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Isaac LangleyHarrison CountyMaryland1850
Joseph LangleyHarrison CountySouth Carolina1850
Mack LangleyHarrison CountyTennessee1851
Plummer LangleyHarrison CountyTennessee1850
Tower LangleyHarrison CountyVirginia1850

Langley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Langley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 5 of the 5. 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 Langleys in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (2), Maryland (1) and 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 Langley?

Harrison County (5). In all, 5 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 Langley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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