Lucky · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lucky in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Lucky registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Luckys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lucky registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Luckys registered

Texas counties where the Luckys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County150%
Harrison County150%

Where the Luckys were born

Birthplaces the Luckys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Virginia150%

When the Luckys reached Texas

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

Every Lucky in the register

The Luckys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Adolphus LuckyAustin CountyVirginia1866
Richard LuckyHarrison CountyAlabama1846

Lucky genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lucky in Texas?

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

They reported Alabama (1) and Virginia (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 Lucky?

Austin County (1), Harrison 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 Lucky appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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