Ererett · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Ererett in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Ererett registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Collin County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Ereretts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ererett registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Ereretts registered

Texas counties where the Ereretts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Collin County150%
Harrison County150%

Where the Ereretts were born

Birthplaces the Ereretts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
South Carolina150%

When the Ereretts reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Ereretts
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Ererett in the register

The Ereretts in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ceaser ErerettHarrison CountyAlabama1858
Early ErerettCollin CountySouth Carolina1854

Ererett genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ererett in Texas?

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

They reported Alabama (1) and South Carolina (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 Ererett?

Collin County (1), Harrison 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 Ererett appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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