Lovett · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lovett in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Lovett registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burleson County (2) and Jackson County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lovetts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lovett registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
1857
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Lovetts registered

Texas counties where the Lovetts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County267%
Jackson County133%

When the Lovetts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lovetts
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
2

Every Lovett in the register

The Lovetts in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George LovettJackson County1857
J. LovettBurleson County1864
P. LovettBurleson County1865

Lovett genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lovett in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson County holds 2 of the 3, Jackson 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Lovett?

Burleson County (2), Jackson County (1). In all, 3 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 Lovett appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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