Needham · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Needham in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Needham registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Angelina County (1), Gonzales County (1) and Leon County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Needhams registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Needham registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Needhams registered

Texas counties where the Needhams registered
CountyFreedmen%
Angelina County125%
Gonzales County125%
Leon County125%
San Augustine County125%

Where the Needhams were born

Birthplaces the Needhams reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia267%
Alabama133%

When the Needhams reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Needhams
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
0
1850s
1
1860s
2

Every Needham in the register

The Needhams in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alexander NeedhamSan Augustine CountyGeorgia1866
Allen NeedhamAngelina CountyGeorgia1861
George NeedhamLeon CountyAlabama1852
Nelson NeedhamGonzales County1837

Needham genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Needham in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Angelina County holds 1 of the 4, Gonzales 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 Needhams in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (2) and 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 Needham?

Angelina County (1), Gonzales County (1), Leon County (1). In all, 4 registered across 4 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 Needham appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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