Shepard · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Shepard in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 21 freedmen

21 freedmen named Shepard registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (6), Harrison County (3) and Bastrop County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1832.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Shepards registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Shepard registered, on the 1870 county map
21
Freedmen
12
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1832
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Shepards registered

Texas counties where the Shepards registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County629%
Harrison County314%
Bastrop County210%
Galveston County210%
Burleson County15%
Cherokee County15%
Collin County15%
Falls County15%
Fort Bend County15%
Hunt County15%
McLennan County15%
Tyler County15%

Where the Shepards were born

Birthplaces the Shepards reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia425%
Alabama319%
Tennessee319%
Texas319%
Georgia16%
Kentucky16%
Louisiana16%

When the Shepards reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Shepards
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
5
1850s
8
1860s
5

Variations of Shepard

Every Shepard in the register

The Shepards in the register, 1 to 21 of 21
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Buck ShepardFort Bend CountyTexas1839
Daniel ShepardBastrop CountyVirginia1832
Daniel ShepardHarrison CountyTennessee1857
David ShepardAustin CountyTexas1851
David ShepardMcLennan County1866
E. ShepardBurleson County1855
George ShepardBastrop CountyTexas1846
Harrison ShepardHarrison CountyAlabama1853
Henry ShepardAustin CountyVirginia1851
James ShepardAustin CountyVirginia1845
James ShepardHarrison CountyTennessee1847
Joseph ShepardCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Landan ShepardGalveston County1866
Lewis ShepardTyler CountyGeorgia1853
Miles ShepardAustin CountyLouisiana1864
Nelson ShepardGalveston County1867
Parker ShepardAustin CountyKentucky1847
Randall ShepardHunt CountyVirginia1853
Robert ShepardCollin CountyTennessee1856
Thomas ShepardFalls County
William ShepardAustin CountyAlabama1847

Shepard genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Shepard in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 6 of the 21, Harrison County 3. 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 look under Shephard and Sheppard as well.

Where did the Shepards in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (4), Alabama (3) and Tennessee (3) as their birthplaces most often, and 3 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Shepard?

Austin County (6), Harrison County (3), Bastrop County (2). In all, 21 registered across 12 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 Shepard appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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