Lovel · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lovel in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Lovel registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in San Augustine County (1) and Shelby County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lovels registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lovel registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Lovels registered

Texas counties where the Lovels registered
CountyFreedmen%
San Augustine County150%
Shelby County150%

Where the Lovels were born

Birthplaces the Lovels reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas2100%

When the Lovels reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lovels
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Variations of Lovel

Every Lovel in the register

The Lovels in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George LovelShelby CountyTexas1842
Wash LovelSan Augustine CountyTexas1866

Lovel genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lovel in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. San Augustine County holds 1 of the 2, Shelby 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 look under Love as well.

Where did the Lovels in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (2) 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 Lovel?

San Augustine County (1), Shelby 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 Lovel appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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