Loyd · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Loyd in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 9 freedmen

9 freedmen named Loyd registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in San Augustine County (3), Harrison County (2) and Tarrant County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Kentucky and Missouri. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Loyds registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Loyd registered, on the 1870 county map
9
Freedmen
5
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Loyds registered

Texas counties where the Loyds registered
CountyFreedmen%
San Augustine County333%
Harrison County222%
Tarrant County222%
Fort Bend County111%
Freestone County111%

Where the Loyds were born

Birthplaces the Loyds reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama450%
Kentucky113%
Missouri113%
South Carolina113%
Texas113%

When the Loyds reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Loyds
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
7

Every Loyd in the register

The Loyds in the register, 1 to 9 of 9
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alick LoydFort Bend County1863
Charles LoydFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Green LoydTarrant CountyKentucky1862
Harris LoydTarrant CountyMissouri1859
Henry LoydSan Augustine CountyAlabama1866
Isaac LoydHarrison CountySouth Carolina1857
Perry LoydHarrison CountyAlabama1864
Seburn LoydSan Augustine CountyAlabama1866
Simon LoydSan Augustine CountyTexas1866

Loyd genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Loyd in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. San Augustine County holds 3 of the 9, 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 Loyds in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (4), Kentucky (1) and Missouri (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 Loyd?

San Augustine County (3), Harrison County (2), Tarrant County (2). In all, 9 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 Loyd appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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