Shackleford · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Shackleford in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Shackleford registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Lavaca County (1) and McLennan County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1863.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Shacklefords registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Shackleford registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1863
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Shacklefords registered

Texas counties where the Shacklefords registered
CountyFreedmen%
Lavaca County150%
McLennan County150%

When the Shacklefords reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Shacklefords
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Shackleford in the register

The Shacklefords in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jack ShacklefordMcLennan County1866
Jesse ShacklefordLavaca County1863

Shackleford genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Shackleford in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Lavaca County holds 1 of the 2, McLennan 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Shackleford?

Lavaca County (1), McLennan 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 Shackleford appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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