Leftridge · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Leftridge in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Leftridge registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Wharton County (2), DeWitt County (1) and Hunt County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Leftridges registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Leftridge registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
3
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Leftridges registered

Texas counties where the Leftridges registered
CountyFreedmen%
Wharton County250%
DeWitt County125%
Hunt County125%

Where the Leftridges were born

Birthplaces the Leftridges reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina1100%

When the Leftridges reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Leftridges
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
2

Every Leftridge in the register

The Leftridges in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Austin LeftridgeWharton County1866
Henry LeftridgeDeWitt County1856
Icem LeftridgeWharton County1866
Joseph LeftridgeHunt CountyNorth Carolina1846

Leftridge genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Leftridge in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Wharton County holds 2 of the 4, DeWitt 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 Leftridges in Texas come from?

They reported North 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 Leftridge?

Wharton County (2), DeWitt County (1), Hunt County (1). In all, 4 registered across 3 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 Leftridge appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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