Lott · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lott in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 14 freedmen

14 freedmen named Lott registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Goliad County (9), Harrison County (2) and Austin County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Mississippi and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1839.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lotts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lott registered, on the 1870 county map
14
Freedmen
5
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1839
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Lotts registered

Texas counties where the Lotts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Goliad County964%
Harrison County214%
Austin County17%
Bowie County17%
Colorado County17%

Where the Lotts were born

Birthplaces the Lotts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama120%
Mississippi120%
North Carolina120%
Texas120%
Virginia120%

When the Lotts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lotts
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
11
1850s
2

Every Lott in the register

The Lotts in the register, 1 to 14 of 14
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Archa LottGoliad County1846
Battise LottGoliad County1847
Hardy LottHarrison CountyMississippi1846
Harry LottGoliad County1847
Henry LottGoliad County1848
Jack LottGoliad County1849
John LottBowie CountyVirginia1851
Monday LottGoliad County1847
Monnel LottAustin CountyNorth Carolina1839
Monroe LottColorado CountyAlabama1852
Stephey LottGoliad County1846
Thomas LottGoliad County1846
William LottHarrison CountyTexas1846
Wilson LottGoliad County1847

Lott genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lott in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Goliad County holds 9 of the 14, Harrison 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 Lotts in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Mississippi (1) and North Carolina (1) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Lott?

Goliad County (9), Harrison County (2), Austin County (1). In all, 14 registered across 5 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 Lott appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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