Woard · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Woard in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Woard registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Bastrop County and reported Alabama as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Woards registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Woard registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Woards registered

Texas counties where the Woards registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County1100%

Where the Woards were born

Birthplaces the Woards reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1100%

When the Woards reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Woards
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Woard in the register

The Woards in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham WoardBastrop CountyAlabama1841

Woard genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Woard in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 1 of the 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 Woards in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 Woard?

Bastrop County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Woard appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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