Locket · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Locket in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Locket registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in DeWitt County (1), Grayson County (1) and San Augustine County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lockets registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Locket registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Lockets registered

Texas counties where the Lockets registered
CountyFreedmen%
DeWitt County125%
Grayson County125%
San Augustine County125%
Wharton County125%

Where the Lockets were born

Birthplaces the Lockets reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi150%
Texas150%

When the Lockets reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lockets
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
2

Variations of Locket

Every Locket in the register

The Lockets in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Burrel LocketGrayson CountyMississippi1854
Geo LocketDeWitt County1855
Jerry LocketWharton County1867
William LocketSan Augustine CountyTexas1866

Locket genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Locket in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. DeWitt County holds 1 of the 4, Grayson 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 Lockets in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (1) and Texas (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 Locket?

DeWitt County (1), Grayson County (1), San Augustine 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 Locket appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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