Heit · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Heit in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Heit registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Anderson County and reported Mississippi as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Heits registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Heit registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Heits registered

Texas counties where the Heits registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County1100%

Where the Heits were born

Birthplaces the Heits reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Heits reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Heits
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Heit in the register

The Heits in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Simeon HeitAnderson CountyMississippi1841

Heit genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Heit in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson 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 Heits 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 Heit?

Anderson 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 Heit appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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