Otter · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Otter in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Otter registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1) and Wharton County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Otters registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Otter registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Otters registered

Texas counties where the Otters registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County150%
Wharton County150%

Where the Otters were born

Birthplaces the Otters reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Otters reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Otters
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Otter in the register

The Otters in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alexander OtterAnderson CountyVirginia1853
Edward OtterWharton County1866

Otter genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Otter in Texas?

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

They reported 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 Otter?

Anderson County (1), Wharton 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 Otter appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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