Lockhart · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lockhart in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Lockhart registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Cherokee County (1), Galveston County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lockharts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lockhart registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Lockharts registered

Texas counties where the Lockharts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cherokee County125%
Galveston County125%
Harrison County125%
Walker County125%

Where the Lockharts were born

Birthplaces the Lockharts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia133%
Mississippi133%
Tennessee133%

When the Lockharts reached Texas

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

Every Lockhart in the register

The Lockharts in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Elijah LockhartHarrison CountyTennessee1853
Isaac LockhartCherokee CountyGeorgia1866
Jefferson LockhartWalker CountyMississippi1852
William LockhartGalveston County1852

Lockhart genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lockhart in Texas?

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

They reported Georgia (1), Mississippi (1) and 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 Lockhart?

Cherokee County (1), Galveston County (1), Harrison 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 Lockhart appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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