Fitzpatrick · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Fitzpatrick in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Fitzpatrick registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (2), Nueces County (1) and Walker County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, South Carolina and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Fitzpatricks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Fitzpatrick registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
3
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Fitzpatricks registered

Texas counties where the Fitzpatricks registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County250%
Nueces County125%
Walker County125%

Where the Fitzpatricks were born

Birthplaces the Fitzpatricks reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia250%
South Carolina125%
Texas125%

When the Fitzpatricks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Fitzpatricks
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
1

Every Fitzpatrick in the register

The Fitzpatricks in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Cuff FitzPatrickHarrison CountyTexas1846
Martin FitzpatrickWalker CountyGeorgia1854
Thomas FitzpatrickNueces CountySouth Carolina1846
Tony FitzPatrickHarrison CountyGeorgia1846

Fitzpatrick genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Fitzpatrick in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 2 of the 4, Nueces 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 Fitzpatricks in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (2), South Carolina (1) and Texas (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 Fitzpatrick?

Harrison County (2), Nueces County (1), Walker County (1). In all, 4 registered across 3 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 Fitzpatrick appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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