Lord · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lord in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Lord registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Collin County (1) and Galveston County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lords registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lord registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Lords registered

Texas counties where the Lords registered
CountyFreedmen%
Collin County150%
Galveston County150%

Where the Lords were born

Birthplaces the Lords reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Lords reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lords
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Lord in the register

The Lords in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Daniel LordCollin CountyVirginia1861
Perry LordGalveston County1853

Lord genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lord in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Collin County holds 1 of the 2, 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 Lords in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (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 Lord?

Collin County (1), Galveston County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Lord appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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