Applewaite · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Applewaite in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Applewaite registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Wilson County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Applewaites registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Applewaite registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Applewaites registered

Texas counties where the Applewaites registered
CountyFreedmen%
Wilson County2100%

Where the Applewaites were born

Birthplaces the Applewaites reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana150%
Mississippi150%

When the Applewaites reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Applewaites
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Applewaite in the register

The Applewaites in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred ApplewaiteWilson CountyMississippi1854
George ApplewaiteWilson CountyLouisiana1854

Applewaite genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Applewaite in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Wilson County holds 2 of the 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Applewaites in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (1) and Mississippi (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 Applewaite?

Wilson County (2). In all, 2 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 Applewaite appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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