Lite · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lite in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Lite registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Parker County and reported Kentucky as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1865.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lites registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lite registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1865
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Lites registered

Texas counties where the Lites registered
CountyFreedmen%
Parker County1100%

Where the Lites were born

Birthplaces the Lites reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky1100%

When the Lites reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lites
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Lite in the register

The Lites in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Walter LiteParker CountyKentucky1865

Lite genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lite in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Parker 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 Lites in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (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 Lite?

Parker 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 Lite appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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