Stafford · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Stafford in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 9 freedmen

9 freedmen named Stafford registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burleson County (2), Fort Bend County (2) and Harrison County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, Texas and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1830.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Staffords registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Stafford registered, on the 1870 county map
9
Freedmen
6
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1830
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Staffords registered

Texas counties where the Staffords registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County222%
Fort Bend County222%
Harrison County222%
Austin County111%
Cherokee County111%
Starr County111%

Where the Staffords were born

Birthplaces the Staffords reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina240%
Texas240%
Virginia120%

When the Staffords reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Staffords
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
4
1850s
0
1860s
4

Every Stafford in the register

The Staffords in the register, 1 to 9 of 9
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert StaffordStarr CountyTexas1845
C. StaffordBurleson County1863
E. StaffordBurleson County1864
Geo StaffordFort Bend County1830
George StaffordAustin CountyNorth Carolina1842
John StaffordFort Bend County1866
Lewis StaffordCherokee CountyNorth Carolina1866
Richard StaffordHarrison CountyVirginia1846
Richmond StaffordHarrison CountyTexas1846

Stafford genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Stafford in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson County holds 2 of the 9, Fort Bend County 2. 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 Staffords in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (2), Texas (2) and Virginia (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 Stafford?

Burleson County (2), Fort Bend County (2), Harrison County (2). In all, 9 registered across 6 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 Stafford appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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