Jet · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Jet in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Jet registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Lavaca County, reaching Texas about 1860.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Jets registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Jet registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1860
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Jets registered

Texas counties where the Jets registered
CountyFreedmen%
Lavaca County1100%

When the Jets reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Jets
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Jet in the register

The Jets in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Gilbert JetLavaca County1860

Jet genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Jet in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Lavaca 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Jet?

Lavaca 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 Jet appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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