East · Texas · 1867 voter registration

East in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named East registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Fayette County and reported Tennessee as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1858.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Easts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named East registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1858
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Easts registered

Texas counties where the Easts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County1100%

Where the Easts were born

Birthplaces the Easts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Easts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Easts
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every East in the register

The Easts in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ned EastFayette CountyTennessee1858

East genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named East in Texas?

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

They reported Tennessee (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 East?

Fayette 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 East appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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