Stroud · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Stroud in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Stroud registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (2), Freestone County (2) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Strouds registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Stroud registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1843
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Strouds registered

Texas counties where the Strouds registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County240%
Freestone County240%
Harrison County120%

Where the Strouds were born

Birthplaces the Strouds reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama133%
Georgia133%
Louisiana133%

When the Strouds reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Strouds
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
3

Every Stroud in the register

The Strouds in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alexander StroudHarrison CountyLouisiana1865
Ben StroudBrazos County1843
Hilliard StroudFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Radrick StroudBrazos County1850
Stepp StroudFreestone CountyGeorgia1867

Stroud genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Stroud in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 2 of the 5, Freestone 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 Strouds in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Georgia (1) and Louisiana (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 Stroud?

Brazos County (2), Freestone County (2), Harrison County (1). In all, 5 registered across 3 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 Stroud appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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