Lucas · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lucas in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 11 freedmen

11 freedmen named Lucas registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Burleson County (3), Austin County (1) and Dallas County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1844.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lucases registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lucas registered, on the 1870 county map
11
Freedmen
9
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1844
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Lucases registered

Texas counties where the Lucases registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County327%
Austin County19%
Dallas County19%
Davis County19%
Freestone County19%
Guadalupe County19%
Harrison County19%
McLennan County19%
Wharton County19%

Where the Lucases were born

Birthplaces the Lucases reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia233%
Alabama117%
Georgia117%
North Carolina117%
Tennessee117%

When the Lucases reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lucases
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
2
1860s
6

Every Lucas in the register

The Lucases in the register, 1 to 11 of 11
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Beverly LucasWharton County1866
Frank LucasDallas CountyTennessee1865
Frank LucasMcLennan County1866
Gustus LucasBurleson County1848
Henry LucasFreestone CountyVirginia1867
Jerry LucasBurleson County1844
John LucasGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
Joseph LucasDavis CountyGeorgia1862
Roland LucasAustin CountyAlabama1854
Simon LucasHarrison CountyVirginia1847
William LucasBurleson County1853

Lucas genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lucas in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson County holds 3 of the 11, Austin 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 Lucases in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (2), Alabama (1) and Georgia (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 Lucas?

Burleson County (3), Austin County (1), Dallas County (1). In all, 11 registered across 9 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 Lucas appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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