Lindsay · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lindsay in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named Lindsay registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (3), Anderson County (1) and Bosque County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lindsays registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lindsay registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
6
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Lindsays registered

Texas counties where the Lindsays registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County338%
Anderson County113%
Bosque County113%
Colorado County113%
Fort Bend County113%
Grayson County113%

Where the Lindsays were born

Birthplaces the Lindsays reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky350%
Tennessee233%
Georgia117%

When the Lindsays reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lindsays
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
7
1860s
1

Every Lindsay in the register

The Lindsays in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles LindsayColorado CountyTennessee1850
David LindsayAnderson CountyGeorgia1852
Gallan LindsayFort Bend County1854
Garrison LindsayFayette CountyKentucky1852
Henry LindsayGrayson CountyTennessee1855
Joe LindsayFayette CountyKentucky1860
Nicholas LindsayBosque County1855
Willis LindsayFayette CountyKentucky1852

Lindsay genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lindsay in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 3 of the 8, Anderson 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 Lindsays in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (3), Tennessee (2) and Georgia (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 Lindsay?

Fayette County (3), Anderson County (1), Bosque County (1). In all, 8 registered across 6 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 Lindsay appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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