Stubblefield · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Stubblefield in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 13 freedmen

13 freedmen named Stubblefield registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Walker County (10), Davis County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas, Tennessee and Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Stubblefields registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Stubblefield registered, on the 1870 county map
13
Freedmen
4
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Stubblefields registered

Texas counties where the Stubblefields registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County1077%
Davis County18%
Harrison County18%
San Augustine County18%

Where the Stubblefields were born

Birthplaces the Stubblefields reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas538%
Tennessee431%
Kentucky323%
Alabama18%

When the Stubblefields reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Stubblefields
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
5
1850s
1
1860s
7

Every Stubblefield in the register

The Stubblefields in the register, 1 to 13 of 13
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert StubblefieldSan Augustine CountyTexas
Andy StubblefieldWalker CountyTennessee1861
Christopher StubblefieldWalker CountyTennessee1841
Clayton StubblefieldWalker CountyKentucky1849
Edward StubblefieldWalker CountyTexas
George StubblefieldDavis CountyAlabama1850
Henry StubblefieldWalker CountyTexas1846
John StubblefieldWalker CountyTexas
M. StubblefieldWalker CountyTennessee1861
Major StubblefieldHarrison CountyKentucky1847
Nelson StubblefieldWalker CountyKentucky
Thomas StubblefieldWalker CountyTennessee1842
Wash StubblefieldWalker CountyTexas

Stubblefield genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Stubblefield in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker County holds 10 of the 13, Davis 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 Stubblefields in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (5), Tennessee (4) and Kentucky (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 Stubblefield?

Walker County (10), Davis County (1), Harrison County (1). In all, 13 registered across 4 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 Stubblefield appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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