Nebit · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Nebit in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Nebit registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Galveston County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Nebits registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Nebit registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Nebits registered

Texas counties where the Nebits registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County2100%

When the Nebits reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Nebits
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1

Every Nebit in the register

The Nebits in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Clement NebitGalveston County1847
Frank NebitGalveston County1853

Nebit genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Nebit in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Nebit?

Galveston County (2). In all, 2 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 Nebit appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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