Lawsen · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lawsen in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Lawsen registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Gonzales County, reaching Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lawsens registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lawsen registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Lawsens registered

Texas counties where the Lawsens registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County1100%

When the Lawsens reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lawsens
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Lawsen in the register

The Lawsens in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Eugene LawsenGonzales County1852

Lawsen genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lawsen in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Lawsen?

Gonzales 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 Lawsen appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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