Dimmitt · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Dimmitt in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Dimmitt registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Guadalupe County and reported Mississippi as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Dimmitts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Dimmitt registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Dimmitts registered

Texas counties where the Dimmitts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Guadalupe County1100%

Where the Dimmitts were born

Birthplaces the Dimmitts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Dimmitts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Dimmitts
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Dimmitt in the register

The Dimmitts in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Isham DimmittGuadalupe CountyMississippi1866

Dimmitt genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Dimmitt in Texas?

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

They reported 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 Dimmitt?

Guadalupe 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 Dimmitt appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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