Applewhite · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Applewhite in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Applewhite registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (1) and Guadalupe County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1858.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Applewhites registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Applewhite registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1858
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Applewhites registered

Texas counties where the Applewhites registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County150%
Guadalupe County150%

Where the Applewhites were born

Birthplaces the Applewhites reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina2100%

When the Applewhites reached Texas

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

Every Applewhite in the register

The Applewhites in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
T.W. ApplewhiteGuadalupe CountyNorth Carolina1866
William Henry ApplewhiteFayette CountyNorth Carolina1858

Applewhite genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Applewhite in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 1 of the 2, Guadalupe 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 Applewhites in Texas come from?

They reported North 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 Applewhite?

Fayette County (1), Guadalupe 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 Applewhite appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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