Abbet · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Abbet in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Abbet registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Matagorda County and reported Texas as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Abbets registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Abbet registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Abbets registered

Texas counties where the Abbets registered
CountyFreedmen%
Matagorda County1100%

Where the Abbets were born

Birthplaces the Abbets reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas1100%

When the Abbets reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Abbets
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Abbet in the register

The Abbets in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
David AbbetMatagorda CountyTexas1848

Abbet genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Abbet in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Matagorda 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 Abbets in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (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 Abbet?

Matagorda 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 Abbet appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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