Shackelford · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Shackelford in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Shackelford registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Walker County (3) and Galveston County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Shackelfords registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Shackelford registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Shackelfords registered

Texas counties where the Shackelfords registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County375%
Galveston County125%

Where the Shackelfords were born

Birthplaces the Shackelfords reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama267%
South Carolina133%

When the Shackelfords reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Shackelfords
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3
1860s
1

Every Shackelford in the register

The Shackelfords in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alexander ShackelfordWalker CountyAlabama1864
Jesse ShackelfordWalker CountyAlabama1854
Nathan ShackelfordGalveston County1853
Sam ShackelfordWalker CountySouth Carolina1857

Shackelford genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Shackelford in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker County holds 3 of the 4, Galveston 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 Shackelfords in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2) and South Carolina (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 Shackelford?

Walker County (3), Galveston County (1). In all, 4 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 Shackelford appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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