Lemons · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lemons in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Lemons registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Atascosa County (1), Brazoria County (1) and Wharton County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lemonses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lemons registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Lemonses registered

Texas counties where the Lemonses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Atascosa County133%
Brazoria County133%
Wharton County133%

Where the Lemonses were born

Birthplaces the Lemonses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia2100%

When the Lemonses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lemonses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Lemons in the register

The Lemonses in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Clem LemonsAtascosa CountyGeorgia1858
Henry LemonsBrazoria CountyGeorgia1849
Minor LemonsWharton County

Lemons genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lemons in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Atascosa County holds 1 of the 3, Brazoria 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 Lemonses in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (2) 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 Lemons?

Atascosa County (1), Brazoria County (1), Wharton County (1). In all, 3 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 Lemons appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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