Lovelady · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lovelady in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Lovelady registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burleson County (1) and Houston County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Loveladys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lovelady registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Loveladys registered

Texas counties where the Loveladys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County150%
Houston County150%

Where the Loveladys were born

Birthplaces the Loveladys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Loveladys reached Texas

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

Every Lovelady in the register

The Loveladys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jourdan LoveladyHouston CountyAlabama1864
Richard LoveladyBurleson County1847

Lovelady genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lovelady in Texas?

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

They reported Alabama (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 Lovelady?

Burleson County (1), Houston 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 Lovelady appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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