Ellett · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ellett in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Ellett registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Galveston County and reported Missouri as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1860.

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

Where the Elletts registered

Texas counties where the Elletts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County1100%

Where the Elletts were born

Birthplaces the Elletts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Missouri1100%

When the Elletts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Elletts
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Ellett in the register

The Elletts in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles EllettGalveston CountyMissouri1860

Ellett genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ellett in Texas?

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

They reported Missouri (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 Ellett?

Galveston 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 Ellett appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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