Woodard · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Woodard in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Woodard registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (2), Freestone County (2) and McLennan County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Woodards registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Woodard registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Woodards registered

Texas counties where the Woodards registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County233%
Freestone County233%
McLennan County233%

Where the Woodards were born

Birthplaces the Woodards reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama250%
South Carolina250%

When the Woodards reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Woodards
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
4

Variations of Woodard

Every Woodard in the register

The Woodards in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles WoodardAnderson CountyAlabama1853
David WoodardMcLennan County1866
Henry WoodardFreestone CountySouth Carolina1867
Osburn WoodardFreestone CountySouth Carolina1867
Robert WoodardAnderson CountyAlabama1858
William WoodardMcLennan County1866

Woodard genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Woodard in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 2 of the 6, 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 look under Woodward as well.

Where did the Woodards in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2) and South 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 Woodard?

Anderson County (2), Freestone County (2), McLennan County (2). In all, 6 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 Woodard appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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