Todd · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Todd in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 9 freedmen

9 freedmen named Todd registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Brazoria County (1), Burleson County (1) and Colorado County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Missouri, Kentucky and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Todds registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Todd registered, on the 1870 county map
9
Freedmen
9
Counties
Missouri
Largest birthplace
1845
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Todds registered

Texas counties where the Todds registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County111%
Burleson County111%
Colorado County111%
Dallas County111%
Galveston County111%
Hays County111%
San Augustine County111%
Shelby County111%
Walker County111%

Where the Todds were born

Birthplaces the Todds reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Missouri233%
Kentucky117%
Louisiana117%
North Carolina117%
Tennessee117%

When the Todds reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Todds
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
2
1860s
4

Every Todd in the register

The Todds in the register, 1 to 9 of 9
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alexander ToddBrazoria CountyLouisiana1849
Alexander ToddDallas CountyMissouri1855
Alfred ToddWalker CountyKentucky1866
Frank ToddShelby CountyCherokee Nation1845
Harry ToddSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
Hemp ToddGalveston County1866
James ToddBurleson County1848
John ToddColorado CountyMissouri1851
Shadrack ToddHays CountyNorth Carolina1866

Todd genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Todd in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 1 of the 9, Burleson 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 Todds in Texas come from?

They reported Missouri (2), Kentucky (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 Todd?

Brazoria County (1), Burleson County (1), Colorado County (1). In all, 9 registered across 9 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 Todd appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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