Nesbitt · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Nesbitt in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Nesbitt registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (1) and Parker County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Nesbitts registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Nesbitt registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Nesbitts registered

Texas counties where the Nesbitts registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County150%
Parker County150%

Where the Nesbitts were born

Birthplaces the Nesbitts reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee150%
Virginia150%

When the Nesbitts reached Texas

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

Every Nesbitt in the register

The Nesbitts in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jack NesbittHarrison CountyTennessee1853
Reubin NesbittParker CountyVirginia1842

Nesbitt genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Nesbitt in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 1 of the 2, Parker County 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 Nesbitts in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (1) and Virginia (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 Nesbitt?

Harrison County (1), Parker County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 Texas counties 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 Nesbitt appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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