Strickland · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Strickland in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Strickland registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (2) and Falls County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Stricklands registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Strickland registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Stricklands registered

Texas counties where the Stricklands registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County267%
Falls County133%

Where the Stricklands were born

Birthplaces the Stricklands reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina2100%

When the Stricklands reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Stricklands
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Strickland in the register

The Stricklands in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George StricklandFalls County
Simon StricklandHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1855
Turner StricklandHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1850

Strickland genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Strickland in Texas?

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

They reported North Carolina (2) 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 Strickland?

Harrison County (2), Falls 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 Strickland appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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