Locke · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Locke in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Locke registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (1), Fort Bend County (1) and Hays County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lockes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Locke registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Lockes registered

Texas counties where the Lockes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County125%
Fort Bend County125%
Hays County125%
Leon County125%

Where the Lockes were born

Birthplaces the Lockes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi267%
Georgia133%

When the Lockes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lockes
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
3

Variations of Locke

Every Locke in the register

The Lockes in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Adam LockeFayette CountyGeorgia1863
Frank LockeLeon CountyMississippi1855
Jack LockeHays CountyMississippi1866
Tyler LockeFort Bend County1866

Locke genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Locke in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 1 of the 4, Fort Bend 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 look under Lockett as well.

Where did the Lockes in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (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 Locke?

Fayette County (1), Fort Bend County (1), Hays County (1). In all, 4 registered across 4 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 Locke appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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