Letter · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Letter in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

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

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

Where the Letters registered

Texas counties where the Letters registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County1100%

When the Letters reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Letters
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Variations of Letter

Every Letter in the register

The Letters in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Sandy LetterGonzales County1860

Letter genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Letter in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales 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 look under Ledbetter as well.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Letter?

Gonzales 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 Letter appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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