Lindley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lindley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Lindley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Hopkins County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Missouri and Florida. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lindleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lindley registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
Missouri
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Lindleys registered

Texas counties where the Lindleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hopkins County3100%

Where the Lindleys were born

Birthplaces the Lindleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Missouri267%
Florida133%

When the Lindleys reached Texas

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

Every Lindley in the register

The Lindleys in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jefferson LindleyHopkins CountyMissouri1862
Miles LindleyHopkins CountyFlorida1857
Richard LindleyHopkins CountyMissouri1847

Lindley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lindley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Hopkins County holds 3 of the 3. 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 Lindleys in Texas come from?

They reported Missouri (2) and Florida (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 Lindley?

Hopkins County (3). In all, 3 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 Lindley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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