Arnett · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Arnett in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Arnett registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Arnetts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Arnett registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Arnetts registered

Texas counties where the Arnetts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County2100%

Where the Arnetts were born

Birthplaces the Arnetts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Georgia150%

When the Arnetts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Arnetts
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1

Every Arnett in the register

The Arnetts in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jackson ArnettHarrison CountyAlabama1857
Ned ArnettHarrison CountyGeorgia1847

Arnett genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Arnett in Texas?

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

They reported Alabama (1) and Georgia (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 Arnett?

Harrison 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 Arnett appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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