Youngblood · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Youngblood in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Youngblood registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (1) and Van Zandt County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1859.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Youngbloods registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Youngblood registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1859
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Youngbloods registered

Texas counties where the Youngbloods registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County150%
Van Zandt County150%

Where the Youngbloods were born

Birthplaces the Youngbloods reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi150%
South Carolina150%

When the Youngbloods reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Youngbloods
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Youngblood in the register

The Youngbloods in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Morris YoungbloodBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1859
William YoungbloodVan Zandt CountyMississippi1863

Youngblood genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Youngblood in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 1 of the 2, Van Zandt 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 Youngbloods in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (1) and South Carolina (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 Youngblood?

Brazoria County (1), Van Zandt County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Youngblood appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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