Locus · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Locus in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Locus registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Austin County and reported Kentucky as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Locuses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Locus registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Locuses registered

Texas counties where the Locuses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County1100%

Where the Locuses were born

Birthplaces the Locuses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky1100%

When the Locuses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Locuses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Locus in the register

The Locuses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Herber LocusAustin CountyKentucky1857

Locus genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Locus in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 1 of the 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 Locuses in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (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 Locus?

Austin County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Locus appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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