Stanfield · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Stanfield in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Stanfield registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Guadalupe County (2) and Austin County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1860.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Stanfields registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Stanfield registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1860
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Stanfields registered

Texas counties where the Stanfields registered
CountyFreedmen%
Guadalupe County267%
Austin County133%

Where the Stanfields were born

Birthplaces the Stanfields reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee3100%

When the Stanfields reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Stanfields
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
3

Every Stanfield in the register

The Stanfields in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George StanfieldGuadalupe CountyTennessee1866
Robert StanfieldAustin CountyTennessee1860
Solomon StanfieldGuadalupe CountyTennessee1866

Stanfield genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Stanfield in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Guadalupe County holds 2 of the 3, Austin 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 Stanfields in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (3) 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 Stanfield?

Guadalupe County (2), Austin County (1). In all, 3 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 Stanfield appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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