Pigford · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Pigford in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Pigford registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Madison County and reported Mississippi as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1858.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Pigfords registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Pigford registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1858
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Pigfords registered

Texas counties where the Pigfords registered
CountyFreedmen%
Madison County1100%

Where the Pigfords were born

Birthplaces the Pigfords reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Pigfords reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Pigfords
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Pigford in the register

The Pigfords in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Wright PigfordMadison CountyMississippi1858

Pigford genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Pigford in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Madison County holds 1 of the 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 Pigfords in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (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 Pigford?

Madison County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Pigford appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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