Liggins · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Liggins in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Liggins registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (1) and McLennan County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ligginses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Liggins registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1849
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Ligginses registered

Texas counties where the Ligginses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County150%
McLennan County150%

When the Ligginses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ligginses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Liggins in the register

The Ligginses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Frank LigginsMcLennan County1866
Morris LigginsGonzales County1849

Liggins genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Liggins in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 1 of the 2, McLennan 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Liggins?

Gonzales County (1), McLennan County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Liggins appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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