Lomax · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lomax in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Lomax registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (2), Bowie County (2) and Brazoria County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Virginia and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1839.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lomaxes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lomax registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
4
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1839
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Lomaxes registered

Texas counties where the Lomaxes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County233%
Bowie County233%
Brazoria County117%
Houston County117%

Where the Lomaxes were born

Birthplaces the Lomaxes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama350%
Virginia233%
Texas117%

When the Lomaxes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lomaxes
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
2
1850s
0
1860s
3

Every Lomax in the register

The Lomaxes in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Dean LomaxBrazoria CountyTexas1843
Frank LomaxBowie CountyAlabama1847
John W. LomaxAustin CountyAlabama1866
Lewis LomaxAustin CountyVirginia1864
Soloman LomaxBowie CountyAlabama1839
William LomaxHouston CountyVirginia1861

Lomax genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lomax in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 2 of the 6, Bowie County 2. 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 Lomaxes in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (3), Virginia (2) 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 Lomax?

Austin County (2), Bowie County (2), Brazoria County (1). In all, 6 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 Lomax appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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