Lively · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lively in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Lively registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (1), Dallas County (1) and Hunt County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

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

Where the Livelys registered

Texas counties where the Livelys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County133%
Dallas County133%
Hunt County133%

Where the Livelys were born

Birthplaces the Livelys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky267%
Alabama133%

When the Livelys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Livelys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3

Every Lively in the register

The Livelys in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alex LivelyDallas CountyKentucky1849
Blane LivelyBrazoria CountyKentucky1847
Osburn LivelyHunt CountyAlabama1848

Lively genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lively in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 1 of the 3, Dallas 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 Livelys in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (2) and Alabama (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 Lively?

Brazoria County (1), Dallas County (1), Hunt County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Lively appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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