Littlefield · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Littlefield in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Littlefield registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (4) and Bastrop County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Littlefields registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Littlefield registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
2
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Littlefields registered

Texas counties where the Littlefields registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County480%
Bastrop County120%

Where the Littlefields were born

Birthplaces the Littlefields reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Littlefields reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Littlefields
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
5

Every Littlefield in the register

The Littlefields in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benjamin LittlefieldBastrop CountyTennessee1852
Joe LittlefieldGonzales County1851
Mack LittlefieldGonzales County1852
Sam LittlefieldGonzales County1854
Shedrick LittlefieldGonzales County1852

Littlefield genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Littlefield in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 4 of the 5, Bastrop 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 Littlefields in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (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 Littlefield?

Gonzales County (4), Bastrop County (1). In all, 5 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 Littlefield appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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