Lenard · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lenard in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Lenard registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (3), Cherokee County (1) and Van Zandt County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Alabama and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lenards registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lenard registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
3
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Lenards registered

Texas counties where the Lenards registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County360%
Cherokee County120%
Van Zandt County120%

Where the Lenards were born

Birthplaces the Lenards reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee240%
Alabama120%
North Carolina120%
Virginia120%

When the Lenards reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lenards
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Lenard in the register

The Lenards in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
English LenardVan Zandt CountyAlabama1847
Robert LenardBastrop CountyTennessee1852
Sammel LenardBastrop CountyTennessee1839
Sammel LenardBastrop CountyVirginia1837
William LenardCherokee CountyNorth Carolina1866

Lenard genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lenard in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 3 of the 5, Cherokee 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 Lenards in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (2), Alabama (1) and 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 Lenard?

Bastrop County (3), Cherokee County (1), Van Zandt County (1). In all, 5 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 Lenard appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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