lathan · Texas · 1867 voter registration

lathan in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named lathan registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Wharton County, reaching Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the lathans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named lathan registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the lathans registered

Texas counties where the lathans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Wharton County1100%

When the lathans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the lathans
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Variations of lathan

Every lathan in the register

The lathans in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jim lathanWharton County1866

lathan genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named lathan in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Wharton County holds 1 of the 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 look under Latham as well.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named lathan?

Wharton County (1). In all, 1 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 lathan appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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