Lipscomb · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lipscomb in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Lipscomb registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Goliad County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lipscombs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lipscomb registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Lipscombs registered

Texas counties where the Lipscombs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Goliad County150%
Harrison County150%

Where the Lipscombs were born

Birthplaces the Lipscombs reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Lipscombs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lipscombs
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Lipscomb in the register

The Lipscombs in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Gilbert LipscombHarrison CountyVirginia1859
Willis LipscombGoliad County1854

Lipscomb genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lipscomb in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Goliad County holds 1 of the 2, Harrison 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 Lipscombs in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (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 Lipscomb?

Goliad County (1), Harrison 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 Lipscomb appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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